Cessna 172 N9391H
1 July 2020 · Chesapeake, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 July 2020 at about 13:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N9391H, operated by Epix Services LLC, was involved in an accident near Chesapeake, Virginia, 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 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chesapeake, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Chesapeake Rgnl (CPK)
- Coordinates
- 36.6650, -76.3211
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N9391H
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1975
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Epix Services LLC
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Chesapeake → Chesapeake
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ERA20CA235
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's improper landing flare and failure to recover from the ensuing bounced landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that he performed practice maneuvers over a field for about 20 minutes before returning to the airport to practice landings. After becoming established on final approach, the airplane touched down "on the numbers," then proceeded to bounce with ever increasing frequency and severity. The airplane departed the runway surface, the nosewheel landing gear collapsed, and the fuselage was substantially damaged. The student pilot reported no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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