Cessna 172 N572ND

Summary

On 15 February 2019 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N572ND, operated by L3 Commercial Pilot Solution, was involved in an accident near Sanford, 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.

Date

15 February 2019 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Sanford, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Orlando Sanford Intl (SFB)

Coordinates

28.7794, -81.2358

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N572ND

Category

Airplane

Year built

2009

Engines

1

Operator

L3 Commercial Pilot Solution

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sanford → Sanford

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

GAA19CA137

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure maintain the proper pitch attitude during landing, which resulted in the airplane porpoising. 

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that, during final approach to land, he realized that the airplane was too high and that he had not added "enough flare." The airplane landed nosewheel first during the touchdown and then started to porpoise. The student conducted a go-around, entered the traffic pattern, and landed without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage aft of the firewall. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. About the time of the accident, the wind was from 100° at 3 knots, and the pilot was landing the airplane on runway 27L.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.