# Incident 19990813024979I: Cessna 172N, Heber Springs, AR, August 13, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1999, 13:30 local time
- Place: Heber Springs, AR
- Airport: Heber Springs Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4996° N, 92.0293° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Heber Springs, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4996&lon=-92.0293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N669RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N669RA-2013-03-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990813024979I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 13, 1999, AT 1330 LOCAL TIME, THE PILOT IN COMMAND, A STUDENT PILOT PERFORMING HER FIRST SUPERVISED CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITH AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED VERTICALLY, RETURNING TO THE LANDING SURFACE IN A NOSE DOWN POSITION. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE LANDING SURFACE SLIGHTLY DAMAGING THE PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED FREE OF THE LANDING RUNWAY AND REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE PROPELLER. NO ADDITIONAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED.

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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