Accident · 1995-07-24

NTSB case NYC95LA172 · CESSNA 172P · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1995-07-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: CESSNA 172P (N51081)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Air Fleet Training Systems Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): AIR FLEET TRAINING SYSTEMS

Probable cause

the student pilot's improper flare which resulted in the airplane porpoising and the subsequent buckling of the firewall.

Source: NTSB case NYC95LA172

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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