Cessna 172P N65813

Summary

On 30 April 2015 at about 18:34 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N65813, operated by Glendale Community College, was involved in an accident near Los Angeles, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

30 April 2015 at 18:34

Classification

Accident

Location

Los Angeles, California, United States

Nearest airport

Whiteman (WHP)

Coordinates

34.2619, -118.4161

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N65813

Category

Airplane

Year built

1983

Engines

1

Operator

Glendale Community College

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Los Angeles → Los Angeles

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA063

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot's failure to maintain attitude control during the landing flare, resulting in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

On the student pilot's first supervised solo flight; she reported that on her first landing the airplane porpoised three times and then came to a full stop. She taxied back to the departure end of the runway for a second takeoff. On her second landing the airplane porpoised four times, she taxied back to her flight school without further incident. As a result of the hard landing and subsequent porpoise, the flight instructor conducted a postaccident examination of the engine and airframe, and substantial damage to the firewall was discovered. The student pilot reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.