Clermont County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Batavia, Ohio 45103
Monday, February 16, 2004 16:00 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The student pilot was landing on a 3,568-foot-long, asphalt runway. The student pilot said that the airplane touched down on all three wheels and began to bounce. The airplane bounced 5 or 6 times, before coming to rest on the runway. Examination of the airplane revealed damage to the propeller, firewall, and fuselage skin. The student pilot reported 32 hours of total flight experience, which included 2.4 hours of solo flight time.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The student pilot's improper flare and improper recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 2/16/2004
Event Day of the Week Monday
Time of Event 1600
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City Batavia
Event State OHIO
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 45103
Event Date Year 2004
Event Date Month 2
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 390442N
Event Location Longitude 0841236W
Event Location Airport CLERMONT COUNTY
Event Location Nearest Airport ID I69
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 844
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1553 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 270
Weather Observation Facility ID LUK
Elevation of weather observation facility 483
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 10
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 3
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) -13
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 40
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.43
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 15389
NTSB Notification Source Great Lakes Comm Center
NTSB Notification Date Feb 18 2004 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1350
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Apr 28 2004 3:34PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Cincinnati

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N121UC
NTSB Number NYC04CA070
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 172R
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 17280420
Certified Max Gross Weight 2450
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Continuous Airworthiness
Date of Last Inspection Jan 16 2004 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 44
Airframe Hours 3839
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site Unknown
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Eastern Cincinnati Aviation Inc.
Aircraft Owner Street Address Clermont County Airport
Aircraft Owner City Batavia
Aircraft Owner State OH
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 45103
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code I69
Departure City Batavia
Departure State OH
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1545
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code I69
Destination City Batavia
Destination State OH
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - flare/touchdown
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Mar 10 2004 1:41PM
User who most recently changed record PEAR
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 4
Runway Length 3568
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --