Cessna 172 SP N2327J

Summary

On 29 September 2007 at about 12:50 local time, a Cessna 172 SP registered N2327J, operated by Aviation Works, Inc., was involved in an accident near Heath, Ohio, 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

29 September 2007 at 12:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Heath, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Newark-Heath Airport (KVTA)

Coordinates

40.0297, -82.4617

Aircraft

Cessna 172 SP

Registration

N2327J

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Aviation Works, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Heath → Heath

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07CA308

Nobody was injured.

The improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing by the student pilot. A factor was the student pilot's lack of experience.

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The aircraft was substantially damaged during landing. The student pilot reported that the nose wheel contacted the runway first and the aircraft porpoised. The aircraft came to rest in the grass next to the runway. The right wing, nose gear, right main gear, right elevator and cowling were damaged, as well as prop damage from a prop strike. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight was the student pilot's first solo flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.