# Incident 20010706017419I: Cessna 172P, Byron, CA, July 6, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2001, 10:00 local time
- Place: Byron, CA
- Airport: Byron Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8284° N, 121.6258° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BYRON (C83), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8284&lon=-121.6258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N99173, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N99173-2006-01-30) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010706017419I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT FLARED NORMALLY, BUT SETTLED WITH TOO MUCH SPEED RESULTING IN A BOUNCE. ON THE THIRD AIRCRAFT BOUNCE, THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED DOWN THE RUNWAY 800 FEET BEFORE STOPPING.  NO INJURIES TO PILOT.  PAVEMENT PROP STRIKES LOCATED NEAR THE AIRCRAFT'S INITIAL TOUCH DOWN.  MINOR AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.  STUDENT PILOT AND INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY CONTACTED.  INSTRUCTIONAL FACILITY (LIVERMORE SIERRA CENTER) CONDUCTED AN ADDITIONAL 9.2 HOURS OF DUAL INSTRUCTION BY CFI, INCLUDING A 2.3 HOUR PROGRESS CHECK AND A 1.7 HOUR EVALUATION CHECK BY THE CHIEF PILOT OF THE FACILITY.

## Other reports on N99173 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20051016026919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051016026919A), Oct 16, 2005: Cessna 172P (N99173), La Belle, FL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. (-23) This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this report will be corrected when the final report has been…

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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