# Accident 19940414009959A: Cessna 172M, Barnwell, SC, April 14, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1994, 10:15 local time
- Place: Barnwell, SC
- Airport: Barnwell County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2577° N, 81.3882° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BARNWELL RGNL (BNL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2577&lon=-81.3882&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61990, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61990) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 12 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL94LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940414009959A

## Narrative

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

LANDED FAST AND HARD. PORPOISED AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES. NOSE GEAR AND FIREWALL DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL94LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA091), Apr 14, 1994: Cessna 172M (N61990), Barnwell, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FLARE PROPERLY WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING.

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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