Crash location | 34.422223°N, 119.838055°W |
Nearest city | Santa Barbra, CA
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Tail number | N971TA |
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Accident date | 17 Jul 2013 |
Aircraft type | Cessna 172S |
Additional details: | None |
During the student pilot's first approach for landing she felt she was too high and did a go-around. On the second approach the airplane landed hard, and the propeller struck the runway. A postaccident examination of the airframe revealed a damaged propeller, and substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage floor. The operator reported that there were no known/reported mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot's inadequate landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.