Cessna 172 N10897
12 January 2017 · Punta Gorda, Florida, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 January 2017 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N10897, operated by Paragon Flight Training Co, was involved in an accident near Punta Gorda, 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 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Punta Gorda, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Punta Gorda Airport (PGD)
- Coordinates
- 26.9189, -81.9908
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N10897
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2007
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Paragon Flight Training Co
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Punta Gorda → Fort Myers
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA17CA122
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot’s failure to maintain proper pitch control, which resulted in a hard, bounced 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 solo cross-country flight, he performed touch-and-go landings and takeoffs. The student pilot reported that there was a notice to airman identifying that the precision approach path indicator (PAPI) lighting was not in service at the second of three airports on his itinerary. The student pilot was cleared for a touch-and-go at the airport with no PAPI, and he reported that his landing was flat. He recalled that the airplane bounced but that he completed the touch-and-go and departed the airport for the final leg of his itinerary. He reported that he landed and shut down the airplane at his home airport, and "it was then that I noticed the bent prop tips. I immediately notified management." Further examination of the airplane by the operator revealed substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2017 | Cessna 172S | St Petersburg, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Nov 2017 | Cessna 172 | Trenton, New Jersey, United States | Christiansen Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 2017 | Cessna 172M | Chico, California, United States | Northgate Aviation Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Nov 2017 | Cessna 172P | San Jose, California, United States | Squadron 2 | Serious injuries | - |
| 24 Jun 2017 | Cessna 172 | Fulton, Missouri, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 2017 | Cessna 172RG | Opa Locka, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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