# Accident 20020804018699A: Cessna R172K, Monticello, UT, August 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2002, 11:15 local time
- Place: Monticello, UT
- Airport: San Juan County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9791° N, 109.2899° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9791&lon=-109.2899&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758AR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N758AR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN02LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020804018699A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 65 KNOTS AND 30 DEGREES FLAPS THE STUDENT LANDED THE NOSE WHEEL FIRST AND BOUNCED 10 TO 15 FEET BACK INTO THE AIR. THE SECOND IMPACT ON THE NOSE GEAR WAS SEVERE AND BUCKLED THE FIRE WALL AND BOTTOM SKIN AFT OF THE FIREWALL.

## 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 DEN02LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA087), Aug 4, 2002: Cessna R172K (N758AR), Monticello, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing factors include the porpoise and subsequent bounced landing and 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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