# Accident 20000703008409A: Cessna 172H, Kutztown, PA, July 3, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 3, 2000, 11:30 local time - Place: Kutztown, PA - Airport: Kutztown Aviation Service Inc - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 40.5209° N, 75.7710° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5209&lon=-75.7710&mi=10 - Aircraft: N8805Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8805Z-2026-01-17) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H - Reported engine: CONT O300* - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 14,479 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 222 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD00LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA055) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000703008409A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS CONDUCTING A RE-FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT FOR A STUDENT WHO HAD NOT FLOWN IN SOME TIME. THE STUDENT FLEW THE FIRST LANDING WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE SECOND PATTTERN WAS EXTENDED TO ALLOW SPACING FOR A GLIDER LANDING. ON SHORT FINAL, THE STUDENT EXTENDED FULL FLAPS, AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO "DROP FAST". THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS, ADDED POWER TO AVOID A HARD LANDING, BUT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON THE RUNWAY AND THE CFI INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE CFI ABORTED THE GO-AROUND AND TRIED TO ALND THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE WAS NOW DRIFTING LEFT, AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE GRASS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. IT CONTINUED TO SKID TO THE LEFT, STRICKING A HANGAR DOOR WITH ITS LEFT WINGTIP AND PIVOTING AROUND. THE NOSE OF THE A/C STRUCK THE DOOR HEAD-ON, AND THE A/C CAME TO A REST. (.4) ON JULY 3, 2000, ABOUT 1130 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172H, N8805Z, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT THE KUTZTOWN AIRPORT (N31), KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA. THE CERTIFICATED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI), THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS A "FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT" FOR THE STUDENT PILOT. THEY PLANNED TO REMAIN IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 35, A 2,435 FOOT LONG, 240 FOOT WIDE, TURF/ASPHALT RUNWAY. THE CFI STATED THAT THE STUDENT PILOT PERFORMED THE FIRST LANDING WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, "ON THE NUMBERS." DURING THE SECOND LANDING, THE AIRPLANE "BOUNCED HARD" ON THE RUNWAY, AND THE CFI ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. HE ADDED FULL POWER TO INITIATE A GO-AROUND; HOWEVER, THE AIRSPEED WAS "TOO SLOW," THE FLAPS WERE EXTENDED, AND THEY WERE "RUNNING OUT OF RUNWAY." THE CFI THEN ABORTED THE GO-AROUND AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND IMPACTED A HANGAR. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE PERFORMED THE FIRST TAKEOFF AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 35 UNEVENTFULLY. DURING THE SECOND APPROACH, HE EXTENDED THE DOWNWIND LEG OF THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO ALLOW SPACING FOR A GLIDER TO LAND PRIOR TO HIS LANDING. ON SHORT FINAL, THE STUDENT PILOT EXTENDED FULL FLAPS, AFTER HE REALIZED THE AIRPLANE WAS A "LITTLE HIGH." HE REPORTED THAT AS THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO "DROP FAIRLY FAST" OVER THE RUNWAY, THE CFI TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS, AND ADDED POWER TO AVOID A HARD LANDING. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ON THE RUNWAY AND THE CFI INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE CFI THEN ABORTED THE GO-AROUND AND ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON A GRASS STRIP TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, AND IMPACTED A HANGAR WITH ITS LEFT WINGTIP. IT THEN PIVOTED TO THE LEFT AND CAME TO REST AFTER IT STRUCK THE HANGAR WITH ITS RIGHT WING. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, HE HAD ACCUMULATED 40 TO 50 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS. PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT, HIS LAST FLIGHT WAS "ABOUT A YEAR AGO." THE CFI REPORTED 14,479 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT TIME, OF WHICH 6,000 HOURS WERE IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, THE PROPELLER, AND THE RIGHT FLAP. THE WINDS REPORTED AT AN AIRPORT 10 MILES AWAY, AT 1154, WERE FROM 230 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. ## 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 IAD00LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA055), Jul 3, 2000: Cessna 172H (N8805Z), Kutztown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his delay in remedial action. ## Other reports on N8805Z (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20240129001999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240129001999A), Jan 29, 2024: Cessna 172H (N8805Z), Terrell, TX, Destroyed. On 01/29/2024, the aircraft being operated as a private flight the pilot reported that after performing a preflight inspection and run-up per the checklist, he… 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. 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