# Incident 20030912025709I: Cessna 172M, Taylor, AZ, September 12, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 2003, 17:30 local time
- Place: Taylor, AZ
- Airport: Taylor Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4527° N, 110.1150° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TAYLOR (TYL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4527&lon=-110.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1421V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1421V-2013-05-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 72 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030912025709I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING SOFT FIELD LANDINGS. DURING THE LAST LANDING THE PILOT LANDED HARD AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT PROPELLER AND NO INJURIES.

## Other reports on N1421V (1)

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

- [Accident 20130202001739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130202001739A), Feb 2, 2013: Cessna 172M (N1421V), Wilcox, AZ, Substantial damage. Lost engine power and was forced to land in a field near Wilcox. Witnessed NTSB engine run at salvage yard. Engine run, no defects noted. Fuel system appears…

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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