# Accident 20030712018659A: Cessna 172S, Chandler, AZ, July 12, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2003, 10:22 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2692° N, 111.8111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2692&lon=-111.8111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5327G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5327G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030712018659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER COMPLETING 6 FULL STOP LANDINGS DURING A DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ELECTED TO AUTHORIZE THE STUDENT FOR HIS FIRST SOLO. ON THE STUDENT'S FIRST ATTEMPTED LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER ROUND OUT. WHILE BALLOONING, THE STUDENT ADDED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER. HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND DROPPED NOSE FIRST TO THE RUNWAY. AFTER 5 TO 6 BOUNCES THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN, SHEARING OFF THE NOSE WHEEL, BENDING THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND BENDING THE LEFT WING.

## 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 LAX03LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA231), Jul 12, 2003: Cessna 172S (N5327G), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged landing flare, improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control, resulting in a runway sign collision.

## Other reports on N5327G (1)

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

- [Accident 20040808019419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040808019419A), Aug 8, 2004: Cessna 172S (N5327G), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) During solo touch and go practice student lost directional control on takeoff roll. Student stated that after touching down approximately 1/3 down 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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