# Accident 20020127001779A: Cessna 172R, Richmond, VA, January 27, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 2002, 12:00 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Chesterfield County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3909° N, 77.5902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3909&lon=-77.5902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9525V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9525V) (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 NYC02LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020127001779A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 27, 2002, AIRCRAFT N9525V WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURINGLANDING ON RUNWAY 15 AT CHESTERFIELD COUNTY AIRPORT, VIRGINIA. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM HER FIRST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. DURING THE LANDING, SHE FOCUSED ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, SHE DIDN'T FLAIR, AND SHE BOUNCED THREE TIMES. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED: IMPACT DAMAGE TO BOTH PROPELLER BLADES, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, NOSE WHEEL DAMAGE, AND BUCKLED SKIN ON THE LEFT FORWARD BOTTOM FUSELAGE.

## 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 NYC02LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA053), Jan 27, 2002: Cessna 172R (N9525V), Richmond, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot improper flare.

## Other reports on N9525V (1)

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

- [Accident 20190204000509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190204000509A), Feb 4, 2019: Cessna 172R (N9525V), Hanover, VA, Substantial damage. Aicraft was taxing when the pilot lost control and the aircraft went off the taxiway into a ditch and struck a fence resulting in a prop strike

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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