Cessna 172N N734YU

Summary

On 16 July 1999 at about 13:10 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N734YU, operated by David W. Johnson, was involved in an accident near Kissimmee, Florida, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

16 July 1999 at 13:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Kissimmee, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Kissimmee Municipal (ISM)

Coordinates

28.2992, -81.4104

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N734YU

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

David W. Johnson

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Orlando → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL99LA110

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The student pilot was instructed to call a three mile left base to runway 6. Initially confused by the runway instructions, the student pilot continued to the airport. When the student pilot finally established visual contact with runway 6 the airplane was too high and too fast for a normal landing. The student pilot continued the approach and bounced the airplane on the runway. He added power to recover from the bounce but the airplane touched down on the nose wheel. The nose wheel assembly collapsed and the nose wheel tire was flattened during the second bounce. The subsequent examination of the airplane disclosed that the propeller blade tips struck the runway surface and were damaged. There was also engine firewall damage. No mechanical problems with the aircraft were reported by the pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.