# Accident 20031109033359A: Cessna 172N, Winslow, AZ, November 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2003, 09:15 local time
- Place: Winslow, AZ
- Airport: Winslow Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0219° N, 110.7225° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0219&lon=-110.7225&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75816, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N75816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031109033359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING PILOT BOUNCED. WHILE ATTEMPTING RECOVERY FROM BOUNCE PILOT MISMANAGED CONTROLS RESULTING IN PORPOISING AND HARD LANDING ON NOSE WHEEL. RESULTED IN BLOWN NOSE STRUT, PROP STRIKE AND BENT FIREWALL.

## 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 LAX04CA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA059), Nov 9, 2003: Cessna 172N (N75816), Winslow, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a pilot induced porpoise oscillation and hard landing.

## Other reports on N75816 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780318008769I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780318008769I), Mar 18, 1978: Cessna 172 (N75816), Ames, IA, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control during touch and go.

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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