Cessna 172P N5425K

Summary

On 9 April 2004 at about 15:10 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N5425K, operated by Five Star Flight Academy, was involved in an accident near Westfield, Massachusetts, 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

9 April 2004 at 15:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Westfield, Massachusetts, United States

Nearest airport

Barnes Municipal (BAF)

Coordinates

42.1575, -72.7156

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N5425K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Five Star Flight Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC04CA102

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain aircraft control while landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During the student pilot's first solo landing, as the airplane neared the runway, it climbed slightly and dropped "very fast" back to the runway surface. The airplane touched down hard on the runway, collapsing the landing gear assembly and buckling the firewall. The airplane veered left and came to rest in a grass field. The student pilot did not report any malfunctions with the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.