# Accident 20010409006329A: Cessna 172R, Lawrence, MA, April 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2001, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lawrence, MA
- Airport: Lawrence Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7169° N, 71.1233° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7169&lon=-71.1233&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2462T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2462T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010409006329A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON LOCAL SOLO FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTING THIRD TOUCH AND GO, BOUNCED THE ALNDING, AND AFILED TO RECOVER FROM ENSUING PORPOISE. ON THE THIRD BOUNCE, THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT, THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY, AND THE FIREWALL BUCKLED CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 IAD01LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA042), Apr 9, 2001: Cessna 172R (N2462T), Lawrence, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare.

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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