# Accident 19870922058679A: Cessna 172P, Santa Monica, CA, September 22, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 22, 1987, 09:10 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0105° N, 118.4596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0105&lon=-118.4596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5366K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5366K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX87LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA349) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870922058679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STUDENT PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. BOUNCED THEN LANDED HEAVILY ON THE RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX87LA349](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA349), Sep 22, 1987: Cessna 172P (N5366K), Santa Monica, CA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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