# Accident 20030714020119A: Cessna 172P, Pinckneyville, IL, July 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Pinckneyville, IL
- Airport: Pinckneyville-De Quion Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BNZS
- Location: 37.9778° N, 89.3606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9778&lon=-89.3606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98395, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98395) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,300 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030714020119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON A PART 141 TRAINING FLIGHT THE APPROPRIATELY RATED AND QUALIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVING DUEL INSTRUCTION TO A STUDENT HOLDING A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE. WHILE PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 18 AT PICKNEYVILLE/DUQUOIN AIRPORT THE PRIVATE PILOT LET THE AIRCRAFT GET TOO SLOW AND DROPPED IT IN JUST SHORT OF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING 2 RUNWAY THRESHOLD LIGHTS. THE FLIGHT WAS TERMINATED AND THE STUDENT, INSTRUCTOR AND 1 PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE SKIN AND THE TOP SKIN, A UHF (DME) ANTENNA WAS BROKEN OFF THE AIRCRAFT BELLY AND THE FUSELAGE SUFFERED A DEEP DENT IN THE BELLY BETWEEN AND JUST FORWARD OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## 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 CHI03LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA212), Jul 14, 2003: Cessna 172P (N98395), Pinckneyville, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The planned approach not maintained by the pilot and the delayed remedial action by the certified flight instructor. A contributing factor to the accident was the approach light.

## Other reports on N98395 (3)

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

- [Accident 20180614000339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180614000339A), Jun 14, 2018: Cessna 172P (N98395), Salem, IL, Substantial damage. Narrative: On June 14th, 2018 at 1417 local time a student pilot taxied a Cessna 172 into a light pole positioned near the fuel pump at the Salem-Leckrone…
- [Incident 20090219002679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090219002679I), Feb 19, 2009: Cessna 172P (N98395), Carbondale/Mur, IL, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot in command and sole occupant of N98395 reported that he had spent some time flying in the local practice area and was returning to land on…
- [Accident 19881009046319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881009046319A), Oct 9, 1988: Cessna 172P (N98395), Carbondale-Murp, IL, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on first solo takeoff. Left the runway and struck a VASI light. No attempt to recover.

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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