# Incident 19980914035169I: Cessna 172M, Louisburg, NC, September 14, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 1998, 21:00 local time
- Place: Louisburg, NC
- Airport: Franklin County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0966° N, 78.2986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisburg, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0966&lon=-78.2986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21745, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21745) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 425 total, 100 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980914035169I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING NIGHT TAKE-OFF AND LANDING WITH INSTRUCTOR.  STUDENT TURNED BASE ON FINAL AND WITH ARICRAFT ABOVE THE PAPI GLIDE SLOPE, HE RETARDED THE THROTTLE TO DESCEND.  ON SHORT FINAL AFTER CROSSING THE THRESHOLD, THE AIRCRAFT'S SPEED WAS TOO LOW AND STUDENT PULLED THROTTLE TO IDLE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO STALL APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE GROUND.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR.

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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