Hard landing for student pilot

This August 2009 accident report is provided by the National Transportation Safety Board. Published as an educational tool, it is intended to help pilots learn from the misfortunes of others. Aircraft: Cessna 172. Injuries: None. Location: Pensacola, Fla. Aircraft damage: Substantial. What reportedly happened: The student was practicing takeoffs and landings. One of the landings was harder than normal and resulted in a cut nose wheel, a damaged nose strut, and wrinkling of the firewall. The student pilot did not report the damage to officials Continue Reading »

===> Posted on August 21st, 2011 by Meg Godlewski. No comments. © GAN 2011.