Cessna 172 N2272C
8 November 2016 · Sarasota, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 8 November 2016 at about 18:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N2272C, operated by Cirrus Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Sarasota, Florida, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 18:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Sarasota, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Sarasota/Bradenton Intl (SRQ)
- Coordinates
- 27.3908, -82.5569
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N2272C
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2005
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Cirrus Aviation Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Sarasota → Sarasota
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA065
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in 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 reported that, during his third solo flight, he "had a hard landing." He added that he aborted the landing, landed again, and taxied to the ramp without further incident. After shutting the airplane down, he noticed that the propeller and nose landing gear were damaged. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 12,209 records for this type
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