# Accident 20031226034269A: Cessna 172R, Atlanta, GA, December 26, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 26, 2003, 12:35 local time
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Airport: Dekalb-Peachtree
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IK8S
- Location: 33.8719° N, 84.3117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8719&lon=-84.3117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26486, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26486-2004-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031226034269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 26, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1235 HRS LOCAL TIME DURING THE FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE AIRPLANE. DURING THE LANDING, THE STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO PORPOISE THREE TIMES, WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THE PROPELLER DID STRIKE THE GROUND, AND THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHICH PENETRATED THE LOWER FIREWALL. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, AND CAME TO REST IN A GRASSY AREA BETWEEN THE TWO PARALLEL RUNWAYS.

## 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 ATL04LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA062), Dec 26, 2003: Cessna 172R (N26486), Atlanta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing. A factor is lack of total experience.

## Other reports on N26486 (1)

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

- [Accident 20040828030339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040828030339A), Aug 28, 2004: Cessna 172R (N26486), Atlanta, GA, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft N26486, a Cessna 172 with two men on board, departed pdk airport heading northeast from runway 20R at approx 0903. Shortly after takeoff with…

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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