# Accident 20030411005659A: Cessna 172N, Carbondale-Murp, IL, April 11, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Carbondale-Murp, IL
- Airport: Southern Illinois
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7781° N, 89.2519° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7781&lon=-89.2519&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6317D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6317D) (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)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 4 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030411005659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 11, 2003, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 LOCAL TIME, N6317D, A CE-172, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, AND SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS RETURNING FROM A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT INTO CARBONDALE, ILLINOIS. THE PILOT IN COMMAND MADE TWO ABORTED APPROACHES TO THE RUNWAY FOLLOWED BY A HARD LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE WHEEL, PROPELLER, AND ENGINE FIREWALL. THE PILOT THEREAFTER TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT DURING THIS EVENT AND THIS CASE IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## 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 CHI03LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA103), Apr 11, 2003: Cessna 172N (N6317D), Carbondale, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to properly recover from a bounced landing which resulted in the airplane porpoising.

## Other reports on N6317D (2)

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

- [Accident 20250522006319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250522006319A), May 22, 2025: Cessna 172N (N6317D), Murfreesboro, TN, Substantial damage. On may 22, 2025, at 11:40 a.m. CDT a small aircraft veered to the left of runway 36 into the grass area striking a PAPI light and a taxiway sign during takeoff…
- [Accident 19830906049249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830906049249A), Sep 6, 1983: Cessna 172N (N6317D), Carbondale, IL, Substantial damage. Instructor bounced and porpoised plane on demo landing. Impact blew the nose tire. Veered off runway. Bent firewall.

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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