# Accident 20040819021479A: Cessna 172S, Carlsbad, NM, August 19, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2004, 11:30 local time
- Place: Carlsbad, NM
- Airport: Cavern City Air Trml
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4005° N, 104.2309° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4005&lon=-104.2309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N849SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N849SP-2006-03-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN04LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040819021479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 19, 2004 AT 1130 MDT, A CESSNA 172 N849SP, REGISTERED TO GREAT SOUTHWEST AVIATION INC. SUSTAINED A PROPELLER STRIKE ON LANDING AT CAVERN CITY AIR TERMINAL, (KCNM) CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE AND THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO ON AUGUST 19, 2004 AT 0830 MDT.

## 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 DEN04LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN04LA127), Aug 19, 2004: Cessna 172S (N849SP), Carlsbad, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate flare resulting in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the tailwind conditions.

## Other reports on N849SP (1)

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

- [Accident 20041227032119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041227032119A), Dec 27, 2004: Cessna 172S (N849SP), Roswell, NM, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On December 27, 2004, at 1822 MST, a Cessna 172, N849SP, registered to great southwest aviation inc., impacted on highway 70 on the cimarron VOR (cme)…

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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