# Accident 20041007023009A: Cessna 172N, Casper, WY, October 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2004, 15:00 local time
- Place: Casper, WY
- Airport: Natrona County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9078° N, 106.4642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9078&lon=-106.4642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73764, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73764) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 58 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN05LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041007023009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ON HER SOLO FLIGHT THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING, STRIKING THE PROPELLER ON THE RUNWAY. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE FIREWALL IS DAMAGED (WRINKLES AND SHEARED RIVETS) IN SEVERAL PLACES FROM THE NOSE GEAR STRUT ATTACHMENT FITTINGS BEING PUSHED BACK INTO THE FIREWALL.

## 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 DEN05LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN05LA005), Oct 7, 2004: Cessna 172N (N73764), Casper, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper flare resulting in a hard landing. A factor contributing to the accident was the student pilot's improper recovery from the bounced landing.

## Other reports on N73764 (1)

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

- [Incident 19950224010649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950224010649I), Feb 24, 1995: Cessna 172N (N73764), Casper, WY. Narrative: in level flight the throttle was reduced. Upon application of throttle the engine RPM was low, the throttle outer housing became disconnected from…

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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