# Accident 20040216006099A: Cessna 172R, Batavia, OH, February 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2004, 16:00 local time
- Place: Batavia, OH
- Airport: Clermont County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: XSTS
- Location: 39.0783° N, 84.2100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0783&lon=-84.2100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121UC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121UC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040216006099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 16, 2004, AT 1600 EST, A CESSNA 172R, N121UC, REGISTERED TO EASTERN CINCINNATI AVIATION INC., MADE A HARD LANDING AT CLERMONT COUNTY AIRPORT, OHIO (I69), WHILE ON A LOCAL STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CLERMONT COUNTY AIRPORT, OHIO (I69) AT 1545 EST ON FEBRUARY 16, 2004.

## 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 NYC04CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA070), Feb 16, 2004: Cessna 172R (N121UC), Batavia, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and improper recover from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

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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