# Accident 20030529013179A: Cessna 172S, Kapolei, HI, May 29, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2003, 10:20 local time
- Place: Kapolei, HI
- Airport: Kapolei Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3072° N, 158.0703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3072&lon=-158.0703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5329L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5329L-2017-03-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030529013179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT AFTER COMPLETING FIVE (5) UNASSISTED TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CLEARED FOR SOLO FLIGHT. ON THE FIRST LANDING THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO LAND HARD AND BEGAN TO PORPOISE DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE.

## 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 LAX03LA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA170), May 29, 2003: Cessna 172S (N5329L), Kapolei, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare, and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in the collapse of the nose landing gear and structural damage to the airplane.

## Other reports on N5329L (2)

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

- [Accident 20091017019509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091017019509A), Oct 17, 2009: Cessna 172S (N5329L), Honolulu, HI, Substantial damage. Student pilot of N5329L, C-172S, runway 4L, during the take-off roll the left hand window opened. The student pilot attempted to close the window, got airborne…
- [Accident 20080730848549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080730848549A), Jul 30, 2008: Cessna 172S (N5329L), Honolulu, HI, Substantial damage. (-23) While taxiing for takeoff, a Cessna 172, N5329L was struck on the side by the jet blast of a parked MD-11, N584FE, that had an engine running. 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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