# Accident 20030308008209A: Cessna 172P, Concord, NC, March 8, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 8, 2003, 20:15 local time
- Place: Concord, NC
- Airport: Concord Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.3853° N, 80.7097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3853&lon=-80.7097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52546, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52546) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030308008209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING AT CONCORD AT NIGHT THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED FOUR TIMES. ON THE FOURTH TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY HARD ENOUGH TO BLOW OUT THE NOSE TIRE, BEND THE FIREWALL, AND STRUCK THE PROPELLER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. TWO SOULS ON BOARD WITH NO INJURY.

## 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 ATL03LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA060), Mar 9, 2003: Cessna 172P (N52546), Concord, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare during touchdown and failure to properly recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of control and inflight collision with the runway. A factor was the pilot…

## Other reports on N52546 (1)

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

- [Incident 19970705022229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970705022229I), Jul 5, 1997: Cessna 172P (N52546), Knightdale, NC, Minor damage. Heavy braking full flaps and wheelbarroing landing reduced braking. Overran runway. Coporate pilot 4HRS sleep prior

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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