Culpeper, VA, USA
N1930V
Cessna 172
The student pilot reported that he was conducting the first landing of the second solo flight in the pattern. During the landing, the airplane bounced four times. The student taxied the airplane off the runway and shut down the engine. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The student pilot reported that it was the first landing, of the second solo flight in the pattern. During the landing, the airplane bounced four times. The student pilot felt that the propeller and the nose landing gear had sustained damage and taxied off the runway and shut down the engine. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the engine mounts. The student pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a porpoised landing.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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