Cessna 172R N988CP

Summary

On 23 June 2024 at about 15:50 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N988CP, operated by Civil Air Patrol Inc, was involved in an accident near Hooper, Nebraska, 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

23 June 2024 at 15:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Hooper, Nebraska, United States

Nearest airport

Scribner State Airport (SCB)

Coordinates

41.6115, -96.6237

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N988CP

Category

Airplane

Year built

1997

Engines

1

Operator

Civil Air Patrol Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN24LA349

Nobody was injured.

The solo student pilot’s unstable approach to the runway, 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 was conducting her initial solo flight. During her turn to final, she realized the airplane was high and attempted to correct by adjusting pitch and engine power. The airplane bounced on initial touchdown, and then porpoised on the runway. After the multiple touchdowns, the student pilot was able to slow the airplane on the runway and taxi to the ramp. During the landing, the tail struck the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the empennage. The operator reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions of failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.