N5336R – Cessna 172 – 1999-04-29 NTSB Accident Report

On April 29, 1999, a Cessna 172 (N5336R) was involved in an incident near Blair, NE. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's misjudged landing flare.

On 29 April 1999, at 1030 central daylight time, a Cessna 172, N5336R, operated by Trew Aero Inc., was substantially damaged during a hard landing. The student pilot on a solo flight landed hard and the airplane's firewall was bent. The student pilot was not injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight had departed Eagle Airport, Blair, Nebraska, on a local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed.

The pilot reported that he was, "... practicing takeoffs and landings, and air work in a mild crosswind. Turbulence caused by a grove of trees to the east end of the runway caused the aircraft to float and then drop."

The student pilot's total flight experience was 63 flight hours.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CHI99LA148. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N5336R.