# Accident 20041121032199A: Cessna 172S, Anderson, IN, November 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2004, 15:25 local time
- Place: Anderson, IN
- Airport: Anderson Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1086° N, 85.6131° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1086&lon=-85.6131&mi=10
- Aircraft: N967SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N967SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 56 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041121032199A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 21, 2004, AT APPROXIMATELY 2025Z, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT AND MANIPULATOR OF THE CONTROLS OF N967SA, A 2002 CESSNA 172S, DURING A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATING FROM SOUTH BEND, IN (SBN), AND ENDING AT ANDERSON, IN, (AID). AN UNSTABILIZED APPROACH RESULTED IN PORPOISING OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE RUNWAY, MULTIPLE CONTACTS WITH THE GROUND IN SEVERAL ATTITUDES AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT, PROPELLER AND POWERPLANT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA ^ IS A STUDENT PILOT IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS TRAINING COURSE AND (CONSIDERING THE STAGE AND CONCENTRATION OF HIS TRAINING). ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI05CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA035), Nov 21, 2004: Cessna 172S (N967SA), Anderson, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and his inadequate recovery from a bounced 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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