Cessna 172N N4859F

Summary

On 25 August 2002 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N4859F was involved in an accident near Pinehurst, North Carolina, 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

25 August 2002 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Pinehurst, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Moore County (SOP)

Coordinates

35.2400, -79.3964

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N4859F

Category

Airplane

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pinehurst → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA02LA157

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper recovery from bounced landing which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student said that his initial approach to land was normal, but as the airplane touched down it bounced, and then it touched down a second time, impacting the ground heavily on the nose wheel, and the tire "blew." He said he then applied the brakes to attempt to stop the airplane, and it came to rest partially on the paved runway and partially on the grass. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed damage to the firewall, and fuselage areas immediately aft of the firewall. Prior to the accident there had been no mechanical failure or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.