# Accident 20010723022639A: Cessna 172, Dayton, OH, July 23, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2001, 18:30 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: Dayton General Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6296° N, 84.2691° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6296&lon=-84.2691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52012, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52012) (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 172
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010723022639A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 23, 2001, ABOUT 1830 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172, N52012, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT THE DAYTON-WRIGHT BROTHERS AIRPORT (MGY), DAYTON, OHIO. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED, AND THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE DEPARTED RUNWAY 20 FOR RIGHT CLOSED TRAFFIC. HE COMPLETED THE CROSSWIND, DOWNWIND, BASE, AND FINAL LEGS OF THE PATTERN. ONCE OVER THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT FLARED AND OVER ROTATED THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD, THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE GROUND, AND THE TIRE "BURST." THE AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE PILOT EGRESSED.                                                              (-23) STUDENT PILOT WHILE SHOOTING "TOUCH AND GO'S", FLARED HIGH AND LANDED HARD ON NOSE GEAR. NOSE TIRE RUPTURED, WHEEL BROKEN AND FIREWALL WRINKLED.

## 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 NYC01LA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA185), Jul 23, 2001: Cessna 172 (N52012), Dayton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot excessive flare, which resulted in a 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.

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