# Accident 20030819021239A: Cessna 172S, Cleveland, OH, August 19, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2003, 11:39 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Burke Lakefront
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5181° N, 81.6833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5181&lon=-81.6833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N229ME, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N229ME) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Pilot flight hours: 208 total, 208 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD03CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03CA071) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030819021239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 6L. ON TOUCHDOWN, THE A/C BALLOONED TWO TO THREE TIMES. THE PILOT NOTED HEARING A "NOISE" DURING ONE OF THESE TOUCHDOWNS FROM THE NOSE GEAR AREA. THE NOSE VIBRATED, AND THE PILOT HAD NO STEERING CONTROL ON ROLLOUT. THE A/C VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY, AND INTO THE GRASS. IT WAS THEN THAT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE A/C CAME TO REST ON IT'S 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 IAD03CA071](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD03CA071), Aug 19, 2003: Cessna 172 (N229ME), Cleveland, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N229ME (1)

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

- [Accident 20040626016649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040626016649A), Jun 26, 2004: Cessna 172S (N229ME), Indianapolis, IN, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot while practicing/attempting short field landings lost control of aircraft after bouncing. Aircraft impacted runway with nose low attitude…

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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