# Accident 20040520012709A: Cessna R172K, Hawthorne, CA, May 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2004, 20:45 local time
- Place: Hawthorne, CA
- Airport: Hawthorne Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9228° N, 118.3350° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9228&lon=-118.3350&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N758ND) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360KB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 134 total, 4 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040520012709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AT HAWTHORNE AIRPORT (HHR), THE PILOT OF CESSNA N758ND, A CE-172K, MADE A HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND NOSE GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY WHEN IT STALLED, IMPACTING THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 LAX04CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA219), May 21, 2004: Cessna R172K (N758ND), Hawthorne, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudged flare and failure to maintain adequate airspeed, resulting in a stall and hard landing. Factors in the accident were the night conditions and the pilot's lack of familiarity in…

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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