# Accident 20040621011229A: Cessna 172R, Hartford, CT, June 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 2004, 12:10 local time
- Place: Hartford, CT
- Airport: Hartford-Brainard
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7361° N, 72.6500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7361&lon=-72.6500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N356ES, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N356ES) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 99 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040621011229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 21, 2004 AT APPROXIMATELY 1210 LOCAL EDT, AIRCRAFT N356ES, A CESSNA 172R, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IN ENCOUNTERED A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 AT HARTFORD-BRAINARD (HFD) AIRPORT IN HARTFORD, CT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY A SOLO STUDENT PILOT HOLDING AN ENDORSEMENT TO SOLO A CESSNA 172. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT CONSISTED OF A LARGE CREASE AND DENT TO THE LOWER LEFT HAND ENGINE FIREWALL AREA, NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT ASSEMBLY MISALIGNMENT, LARGE CREASE TO THE FORWARD LOWER LEFT HAND FUSELAGE AREA, CRACK IN THE RUDDER LOWER CAP AREA, AND PROPELLER TIP DAMAGE. PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, AUTOMATIC TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE (ATIS) INFORMATION X-RAY REPORTED WIND FROM 270 DEGREES AT 06 KNOTS AND VARIABLE FROM 200 DEGREES TO 340 DEGREES. AT THE TIME OF LANDING, ATIS YANKEE WAS CURRENT WITH WIND FROM 260 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTED A SUDDEN LOSS OF HEADWIND AND DECREASE IN AIRSPEED DURING THE FLARE, AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED HARD ONTO THE RUNWAY AS POWER WAS APPLIED. A GO AROUND WAS EXECUTED BY THE PILOT AND THE SECOND LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL.

## 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 NYC04CA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA145), Jun 21, 2004: Cessna 172R (N356ES), Hartford, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor was the gusty winds.

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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