# Accident 20030710036549A: Cessna 172S, Phoenix, AZ, July 10, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2003, 08:00 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Deer Valley Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: WIWA
- Location: 33.6883° N, 112.0825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-112.0825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N787WW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N787WW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 88 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03CA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030710036549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT FOLLOWING A SOLO FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL PRACTICE AREA HE TURNED FINAL APPROACH A LITTLE HIGH. DURING LANDING, STUDENT PORPOISED AND LANDED HARD ON NOSE WHEEL RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO FIREWALL AND ENGINE MOUNTS. PILOT EXECUTED GO AROUND ON SECOND BOUNCE AND RETURNED FOR LANDING WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. WITNESS AT END OF RUNWAY STATED THAT PILOT APPEARED TO BE HIGH AND FAST ON FINAL APPROACH.

## 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 LAX03CA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA248), Jul 10, 2003: Cessna 172S (N787WW), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student's misjudged landing flare and inadvertent entry into a porpoise pilot-induced oscillation.

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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