# Accident 20020712019839A: Cessna 172P, Cocoa, FL, July 12, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2002, 09:30 local time
- Place: Cocoa, FL
- Airport: Merritt Island Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3472° N, 80.6869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3472&lon=-80.6869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54119, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54119-2018-02-15) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020712019839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 12, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 EDT A CESSNA CE-172-9 AIRCRAFT MADE A DAMAGING HARD LANDING WHILE OPERATING ON A TITLE 49, 14 CFR PART 91 SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT BY A STUDENT PILOT ON HIS FOURTH SOLO FLIGHT. VFR METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS, AND HAD MADE SEVERAL SUCCESSFULLY. HE STATED THAT HE BOUNCED HARD AND FAILED TO ADD POWER TO RECOVER AND LANDED HARD.

## 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 ATL02LA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA140), Jul 12, 2002: Cessna 172P (N54119), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery after a bounced landing and improper landing flare which resulted in the airplane colliding with the runway.

## Other reports on N54119 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970315009479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970315009479I), Mar 15, 1997: Cessna 172P (N54119), Cocoa, FL, Minor damage. Narrative: [privacy data omitted] Mr. Smith is a student pilot. Mr. Smith was attempting his first solo landing when he lost control on landing. After the…

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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