# Accident 20020825026489A: Cessna 172N, Southern Pines, NC, August 25, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2002, 11:30 local time
- Place: Southern Pines, NC
- Airport: Moore County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2400° N, 79.3964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2400&lon=-79.3964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4859F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4859F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA157) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020825026489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON 2ND LANDING OF HIS 2ND SOLO FLIGHT LANDED HARD AND DID NOT CORRECT THE PORPOISE THAT RESULTED. AIRCRAFT HIT ON NOSE WHEEL AND DAMAGED FIREWALL, NOSE GEAR, AND PROP.

## 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 MIA02LA157](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA157), Aug 25, 2002: Cessna 172N (N4859F), Pinehurst, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper recovery from bounced landing which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.

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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