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C172 student pilot experiences a bounced landing resulting in damage to the firewall; discovered by maintenance after the flight.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 1083368 |
| Time | |
| Date | 201304 |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601-1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | ZZZ.Airport |
| State Reference | US |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Make Model Name | Skyhawk 172/Cutlass 172 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 91 |
| Flight Phase | Landing |
| Route In Use | Visual Approach |
| Flight Plan | VFR |
| Component | |
| Aircraft Component | Nacelle/Pylon Firewall |
| Person 1 | |
| Function | Single Pilot Trainee Pilot Flying |
| Qualification | Flight Crew Student |
| Experience | Flight Crew Last 90 Days 12.7 Flight Crew Total 122 Flight Crew Type 122 |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy Inflight Event / Encounter Loss Of Aircraft Control |
Narrative:
Hard landing resulted in 3 bounces (porpoise)... Speed was a little high; probably due to absence of any wind. After second bounce appropriate action would have been to go around. In [the] future a go-around should be made for any deviation from normal. Visual examination after taxi back to ramp area did not indicate any damage. Damage was discovered by maintenance. Firewall damage. Flight was the fourth by a student pilot; solo.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: C172 student pilot experiences a bounced landing resulting in damage to the firewall; discovered by Maintenance after the flight.
Narrative: Hard landing resulted in 3 bounces (porpoise)... speed was a little high; probably due to absence of any wind. After second bounce appropriate action would have been to go around. In [the] future a go-around should be made for any deviation from normal. Visual examination after taxi back to ramp area did not indicate any damage. Damage was discovered by Maintenance. Firewall damage. Flight was the fourth by a student pilot; solo.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2013 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.