Hard landing Accident Cessna 172S N417ER, Tuesday 12 January 2016

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Date:	Tuesday 12 January 2016
Time:	11:18 LT
Type:	Cessna 172S
Owner/operator:	Embry Riddle Aeronautical University Inc
Registration:	N417ER
MSN:	172S11445
Year of manufacture:	2014
Total airframe hrs:	1478 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming IO-360-L2A
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Dothan Regional Airport, AL (KDHN) - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	DAYTONA BEACH, FL (DAB
Destination airport:	Dothan Airport, AL (DHN/KDHN)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The operator reported that the solo pilot-rated student was conducting a cross county flight and during the touchdown, the airplane bounced "multiple times," landed hard, and the propeller impacted the runway. The pilot taxied off the runway without further incident. A postflight inspection revealed substantial damage to the firewall and to the floorboards underneath the rudder pedals.

The operator reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause: The pilot-rated student's hard landing, which resulted in fuselage damage.

Accident investigation: