# Accident 20030526015219A: Cessna 172H, Council Bluffs, IA, May 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 2003, 20:00 local time
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Airport: Council Bluffs Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2594° N, 95.7600° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2594&lon=-95.7600&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1730F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1730F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 350 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030526015219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE THOUGHT THAT THE NOSE TIRE BLEW OUT DURING LANDING AFTER WHICH HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM VEERING OFF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI03LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA166), May 27, 2003: Cessna 172H (N1730F), Council Bluffs, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Misjudgment of the landing flare by the pilot in command resulting in a hard landing.

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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