# Accident 20010519033599A: Cessna 172R, Alton/St Louis, IL, May 19, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2001, 09:00 local time
- Place: Alton/St Louis, IL
- Airport: St Louis Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8999° N, 90.1506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8999&lon=-90.1506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9532K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9532K-2010-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010519033599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS THE PILOT BECAME DISTRACTED DURING THE LANDING PHASE. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSEWHEEL AT A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT RESULTING IN A PORPOISING OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND AND CAME AROUND FOR A FULL-STOP LANDING. THE EVENT WAS ORIGINALLY REPORTED AS A HARD LANDING BUT AFTER THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME AND ENGINE MOUNTS.

## 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 CHI01LA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA316), May 19, 2001: Cessna 172R (N9532K), Alton, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The misjudged flare by the pilot.

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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