Cessna 172 N417ER

Summary

On 12 January 2016 at about 16:18 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N417ER, operated by Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Inc, was involved in an accident near Dothan, Alabama, 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

12 January 2016 at 16:18

Classification

Accident

Location

Dothan, Alabama, United States

Nearest airport

Dothan Rgnl (DHN)

Coordinates

31.3217, -85.4514

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N417ER

Category

Airplane

Year built

2014

Engines

1

Operator

Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Daytona Beach → Dothan

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA104

Nobody was injured.

The pilot-rated student's hard landing, which resulted in fuselage damage.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The operator reported that the solo pilot-rated student was conducting a cross county flight and during the touchdown, the airplane bounced "multiple times," landed hard, and the propeller impacted the runway. The pilot taxied off the runway without further incident. A postflight inspection revealed substantial damage to the firewall and to the floorboards underneath the rudder pedals. The operator 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.