Cessna 172-R N2254U

Summary

On 28 May 2015 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 172-R registered N2254U, operated by MTT Aviation Services, Inc., was involved in an accident near State College, Pennsylvania, 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

28 May 2015 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

State College, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

University Park (UNV)

Coordinates

40.8544, -77.8403

Aircraft

Cessna 172-R

Registration

N2254U

Category

Airplane

Year built

1999

Engines

1

Operator

MTT Aviation Services, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Johnstown → State College

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA099

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed during the approach to landing which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was performing a solo cross country flight and was on final approach at the destination airport. The pilot stated that the airplane speed decreased while crossing the runway threshold, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and the airplane landing hard on the main landing gear. The airplane subsequently porpoised, and the nose wheel landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.