| Crash location | 34.158889°N, 85.634444°W |
| Nearest city | Centre, AL
34.152041°N, 85.678853°W 2.6 miles away |
| Tail number | N203GT |
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| Accident date | 03 Mar 2008 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172N |
| Additional details: | None |
The student pilot stated that this was his first solo cross-country flight to the Centre Municipal Airport, Centre, Alabama. He said that he landed the airplane hard, and it bounced twice before settling on the runway. After shutting the engine down, he exited the airplane and noticed that the nose tire was flat. Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector revealed that the firewall and engine mounts were buckled.
The pilot's improper landing flare, resulting in a hard landing.