# Accident 19970818025859A: Cessna 175, Rock Springs, WY, August 18, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 1997, 06:30 local time
- Place: Rock Springs, WY
- Airport: Rock Springs Sweetwater Count
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5892° N, 109.2196° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5892&lon=-109.2196&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7518M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7518M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental GO-300 series (registry code 17024, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,437 total, 29 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970818025859A

## Narrative

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

(.4) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WITH AN INSTRUCTOR. HE MADE A NO-FLAP, STEEP LANDING APPROACH AT LOW AIRSPEED.  HE WAS SLOW IN FLARING THE AIRPLANE.  THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL, BUT NOT BEFORE THE AIRPLANE MADE A HARD LANDING.

## 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 FTW97LA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA318), Aug 18, 1997: Cessna 175 (N7518M), Rock Springs, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The delayed landing flare by both student pilot and flight instructor, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student. Factors were the no flap steep approach at low airspeed.

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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