# Accident 19990402002999A: Cessna 172P, Lawrence, MA, April 2, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: April 2, 1999, 08:56 local time - Place: Lawrence, MA - Airport: Lawrence Municipal - Damage: Substantial damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 42.7170° N, 71.1235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAWRENCE MUNI (LWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7170&lon=-71.1235&mi=10 - Aircraft: N66162, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66162-2000-04-04) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P - Pilot certificates: Student - NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA086) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990402002999A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN THE ACFT LANDED, BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN, CAME BACK DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) MR. VICTOR A. SILVA, THE STUDENT PILOT IF N66162 ON HIS SOLO FLIGHT REPORTED HIS INTENTION WAS TO PERFORM ONE TOUCH AND GO, THEN A FULL STOP. MR. SILVA STATED HE TOOL OFF RUNWAY 05, LEFT CLOSED TRAFFIC MAINTAINING 1200 FEET, HE DESCENDED TO APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET WITH 80 KNOTS AIRSPEED FOR APPROACH TO FINAL. MR. SILVA STATED THAT HE BELIEVED HE LANDED A LITTLE TOO FAST, THEREFORE BALLOONING THAT CREATED THE BOUNCING 2 TO 3 TIMES, THEN HE CAME TO A FULL STOP. CFI ERIC LAWERNECE STATED HE WAS ON THE GROUND WITH A HAND HELD OBSERVING THE SOLO. ERIC LAWERENCE STATED THE APPROACH BY MR. SILVA SEEMED STANDARD AND NORMAL, THE FLARE OUT AND ROUND OUT SEEMED A LITTLE FLAT. THE NOSE WHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO PROPOISE BACK UP INTO THE AIR. THE OSCILLATIONS GOT WORSE AND WORSE UNTIL FINALLY THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. LWM ATCT REPORT N66162 WAS LCOSED TRAFFIC FOR RUNWAY 05, CLEARENCE WAS ISSUED FOR A T OUCH AND GO AT APPROXIMATELY 1350Z. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN AT APPROXIMATELY 1356Z, BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN AND CAME BACK DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE AND THE PROPELLER. THE PILOT TAXIED OFF RUNWAY. PILOT REPORTED HE WAS UNINJURED. AIRCRAFT WAS TAKEN TO FOUR STAR AVIATION WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS INSPECTED BY INSPECTOR MAYER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR, FIREWALL, AND FORWARD RIGHT HAND FUSELAGE. INSPECTOR MEHEGAN RETURNED TO FOUR STAR AVIATION ON 4/5/99 TO TAKE PICTURES OF THE DAMAGE, ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE CABIN FLOOR AT THIS TIME. ## 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 NYC99LA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA086), Apr 2, 1999: Cessna 172P (N66162), Lawrence, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, and his improper recover from a bounced landing. ## Other reports on N66162 (4) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19980430011009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980430011009I), Apr 30, 1998: Cessna 172P (N66162), Marthas Vineyar, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot stated that she made a normal approach for landing and failed to flare properly. The aircraft impacted the runway on the nose tire bounced and… - [Incident 19970711040669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970711040669I), Jul 11, 1997: Cessna 172P (N66162), Lawrence, MA, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot was cleared to land runway 32 at Lawrence airport. Pilot landed long, went off the end of the runway through 100 feet of rough grass and down… - [Incident 19910310029999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910310029999I), Mar 10, 1991: Cessna 172P (N66162), Lawrence, MA. Right brake failed during engine runup. Aircraft entered active runway. Right brake replaced. - [Accident 19831002052809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831002052809A), Oct 2, 1983: Cessna 172P (N66162), Eppingham, NH, Substantial damage. Pilot became lost because of weather and engine quit from fuel exhaustion during emergency 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.