# Accident 20020309009679A: Cessna 172M, Tucson, AZ, March 9, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2002, 17:25 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1158° N, 110.9408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1158&lon=-110.9408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4410R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4410R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020309009679A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED HARD AND BOUNCED ON FIRST TOUCH DOWN. PILOT STATED THAT FOLLOWING FIRST BOUNCE SHE HELD THE WHEEL BACK TO STOP BOUNCING RATHER THAN ATTEMPTING GO AROUND. ON SECOND OR THIRD BOUNCE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON NOSE GEAR.

## 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 LAX02LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA106), Mar 10, 2002: Cessna 172M (N4410R), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare and improper bounced landing recovery.

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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