# Accident 19991102031849A: Cessna 172P, Chandler, AZ, November 2, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 2, 1999, 11:40 local time - Place: Chandler, AZ - Airport: Chandler Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.4298° N, 112.0092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4298&lon=-112.0092&mi=10 - Aircraft: N98909, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98909-2008-01-22) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P - Reported engine: LYC O320D2J - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 56 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA031) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991102031849A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 2, 1999, ABOUT 1140 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172, N98909, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING AT THE CHANDLER, ARIZONA, MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. SAWYER AVIATION OPERATED THE AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED SKY HARBOR AIRPORT, PHOENIX, ARIZONA, ABOUT 1130. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT TOLD A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR THAT HE FLARED HIGH AND BOUNCED THREE TIMES. THE NOSE TIRE WENT FLAT AND THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE FIREWALL HAD BUCKLED. THE SAFETY BOARD WAS NOTIFIED ON NOVEMBER 9, 1999. (-23) PILOT FLYING SOLO. DEPARTED PHX-CHD ALIGNED WITH RWY 4L.DESCENDING WITH 30 DEGREE FLAPS. FLARED HIGH AND DEROPPED ONTO RWY 4L BOUNCING 3 TIMES. NOSE WHEEL HALVES BROKE, ALLOWING AIR OUT OF TIRE. NOSE STRUT BENT, FIREWALL @LOWER ATTACH BENT. TIP OF ONE BLADE ON PROP DAMAGED. NO INJURIES. (.4) ON NOVEMBER 12, 1999, ABOUT 1140 HOURS MST, A CESSNA 172N, N98909, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING AT THE CHANDLER, AZ. MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. SAWYER AVIATION OPERATED THE AIRPLANE, WHICH WAS RENTED BY THE PILOT, UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL AREA PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED SKY HARBOR AIRPORT, PHOENIX, AZ. ABOUT 1130. VISUAL METEOROLOGIVAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLARED HIGH AND THE AIRPLANE LANDED FLAT ON ALL THREE LANDING GEAR AND BOUNCED THREE TIMES. THE NOSE TIRE WENT FLAT AND THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE GROUND. SUBSEQUENT INSPECTION REVEALED THE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED. IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES PRIOR TO THE 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 LAX00LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA031), Nov 2, 1999: Cessna 172N (N98909), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare and failure to maintain an adequate airspeed margin, which resulted in a stall/mush and hard landing. ## Other reports on N98909 (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19940813032799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940813032799A), Aug 13, 1994: Cessna 172P (N98909), Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. Flared too high dropped to runway and bent the 172. No windshear reported. - [Accident 19930924036379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930924036379A), Sep 24, 1993: Cessna 172P (N98909), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Student pilot became ill approaching airport. Momentarilly lost consciousness. Recovered for hard 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.