N99HV – CESSNA 172S – 2010-03-10 NTSB Accident Report

On March 10, 2010, a Cessna 172S (N99HV) was involved in an incident near Lawrence, KS. 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 student pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate glide path during approach. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's decision to continue the approach instead of going around.

The student pilot was practicing touch and go landings. During the first approach she felt her approach was too high, so she pitched down slightly, leveled off, and landed on the main landing gear. After landing the airplane porpoised twice and then landed flat and hard. The pilot taxied back to the hangar and had the airplane examined for damage. None was found, so she took off again and continued her training. Sometime after the flight the firewall was found buckled. The student pilot's recommendation for preventing the accident was to add power and go around.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CEN10CA163. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N99HV.