Hard/Bad Landing in a Cessna 172SP

Everything about this flight was just bad; we couldn't start the engines, couldn't take off on center line, and the landing was even worse. We were way too low, then way too high, then too low, too far left, then too far high again. After a text-book perfect ballooning and high flare, we plow onto the runway. This was my 400th landing in the Cessna 172, but I don't think it showed.

Atleast we were on centerline.

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• Hard
• Bad
• Landing
• Cessna
• 172
• C172
• C172SP
• Garmin
• G1000
• KPRC
• Prescott
• airport
• airplane
• Aeroplane
• cockpit
• Stallhorn

[musictom8888]

Man, that was the longest final I think I've ever seen. Were you doing a straight in landing?

[WestAirAviation]

@musictom8888 Yes, it was a straight-in. We didn't want to spend any time in a pattern.

[InuKun2008]

You're lucky that when you flared high and touched down, the suspension didn't give way. Anything above 10 feet, you run the risk of damaging the suspension on the 172SP. Your biggest mistake though, quite honestly, was putting yourself in the mindset as you approached the runway of "I must land this time". Unless you are in an emergency, if you don't like something about the approach sequence and runway environment, the best thing you can do is execute a Go Around.

[afi0yz]

WTF?? Its the same exact airplane, there is no difference between them, except that the S puts out 300 more rpms than the R

[NICENAD]

Oops, that landing flare was a wee bit high. That stall warning horn was whistling dixie.

[Kpj7466]

4 white "way to high" 4 Reds "You're dead'' LOL

[DelfinoDelphis]

In C172 you have to watch out with such a high angle of attack not to tail strike during landing, especially when fully loaded.

[cavaco4]

@Anrboy Hahahaha! dats a good one man! LOL

[platez81]

Sounds like a fuckin Euillianne pipe

[hsguitarist]

3:00 Short final....

[BoUnC3r]

it wasnt too bad.. Although you shouldnt pull on the yoke that hard unless you feel that the plane is gonna drop 5 feet from the air with in 2 seconds. I guess you know that by know.

[Anrboy]

I was thinking you had to be close to a tailstrike too. lol. I was laughing on how long that flare was. On a better note, it looks like you will be able to use the plane again so it was a good landing! Are you a student in this video? If you weren't I bet the person in the right seat had to throw their undies away later.

[JLangevin]

Based on the horizon and the dash, it sure seemed like you were close to a tailstrike. Or maybe its just an illusion. 

[Kara0ki]

17 seconds of stall horn!!