# Accident 20010729017869A: Cessna 172S, Scottsdale, AZ, July 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2001, 16:25 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6269° N, 111.9000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6269&lon=-111.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3532T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3532T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 245 total, 20 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010729017869A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JULY 29, 2001, AT 1625 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172S, N3532T, PORPOISED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AT THE SCOTTSDALE AIRPORT, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91.  THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL.  THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT.  NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.  THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT 1530.  THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.  HE HAD BEEN DOING CLOSED PATTERN WORK FOR ABOUT AN HOUR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WITH NO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES NOTED WITH THE AIRPLANE.  THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, IT "HOPPED" A LITTLE, LIKE A GUST OF WIND HAD PICKED IT UP.  IT CAME BACK DOWN AND THE "SHOT" UP INTO THE AIR.  THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.                                                                                                                                       (-23) ACCORDANCE TO THE PIC, HE WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS. HE HAD LANDED GOT A LITTLE "HOP", CAME DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY "BALLOONED" BACK UP, CAME DOWN HARD. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OF RWY 21. (.4) ON JULY 29, 2001, AT 1625 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172S, N3532T, PORPOISED DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AT THE SCOTTSDALE AIRPORT, SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE PRIVATE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91, AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED AT 1530. THE SAFETY BOARD INVESTIGATOR INTERVIEWED THE PILOT. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO PRACTICE TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. HE HAD BEEN DOING CLOSED PATTERN WORK FOR ABOUT AN HOUR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, WITH NO MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES NOTED WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN, IT "HOPPED" A LITTLE, LIKE A GUST OF WIND HAD PICKED IT UP. IT CAME BACK DOWN AND THEN "SHOT" UP INTO THE AIR. THE AIRPLAN                          LANDED HARD AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 LAX01LA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA267), Jul 29, 2001: Cessna 172S (N3532T), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare, which lead to a hard landing, inadvertent porpoise, and his improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N3532T (1)

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

- [Incident 20030607018699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030607018699I), Jun 7, 2003: Cessna 172S (N3532T), Safford, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot stated that he was landing with a left crosswind when he lost control of the aircraft, experiencing damage to the propeller and wing tip.

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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