Investigation number
198702429
Occurrence date
Location
Cessnock
Report release date
Report status
Final
Investigation type
Occurrence Investigation
Investigation status
Completed
Aviation occurrence category
Hard landing
Occurrence class
Accident
Highest injury level
None
Following a normal approach for landing during a period of solo circuits, the aircraft touched down heavily and bounced. Attempts by the pilot to recover from the bounced landing resulted in a second more accentuated bounce. Recovery from the second bounce was not effected and the aircraft impacted the runway in a nose low attitude. No pre-existing defects were found which could have contributed to this occurrence.
Aircraft Details
Manufacturer
Piper Aircraft Corp
Model
PA-28
Registration
VH-CNL
Serial number
76-25254
Operation type
Flying Training
Departure point
Cessnock NSW
Departure time
0740
Destination
Cessnock NSW
Damage
Substantial