# Accident 19950714018679A: Cessna 172, Cedar Rapids, IA, July 14, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 1995, 09:38 local time
- Place: Cedar Rapids, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 42.0209° N, 91.6607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0209&lon=-91.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6368E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6368E-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950714018679A

## Narrative

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

FAA CHECKRIDE, LANDING RUNWAY, BOUNCED ON NOSE GEAR, GEAR COLLAPSED, FOLLOWED BY FIRE. (-4)A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, WHO OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT, REPORTED THAT THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE 'SEEMED QUITE HIGH' WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 1/2 MILE OUT ON FINAL APPROACH.  THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON THE NOSE GEAR AND THE GEAR COLLAPSED.  THE AIRPLANE SLID 375 FEET AND STOPPED 50 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.  A POST IMPACT FIRE ENSUED.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS FLYING A FULL STOP LANDING TO RUNWAY 27.  WHEN THE AIRPLANE WAS ABOUT 50 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, AT AN AIRSPEED OF 70 TO 80 MILES PER HOUR, THE AIRPLANE NOSED DOWN AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. 'THE STALL HORN DID NOT GO OFF.'  HE 'FELT IT WAS AN UNCOMMANDED NOSE DOWN CONTROL INPUT.'  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTRIBUTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN FLYING FROM THE RIGHT AND LEFT SEAT AND HIS LACK OF EXPERIENCE FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT.  THE FAA INSPECTOR WHO EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE REPORTED NO EVIDENCE OF PREIMPACT FLIGHT CONTROL MALFUNCTION.

## 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 CHI95LA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA220), Jul 14, 1995: Cessna 172 (N6368E), Cedar Rapids, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's lack of experience in flying from the right seat. A factor was the steep final approach.

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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