# Accident 20050302002179A: Cessna 172R, Madison, MS, March 2, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2005, 12:55 local time
- Place: Madison, MS
- Airport: Bruce Campbell Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4342° N, 90.1050° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4342&lon=-90.1050&mi=10
- Aircraft: N212CF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212CF) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 68 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050302002179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ ACCOMPLISHED TWO SOLO LANDINGS AND ON THE THIRD SHE STATED THE LANDING APPEARED NORMAL EXCEPT THE LANDING APPEARED LONG IN THAT IT TOOK A LONG TIME TO LAND AND SHE PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT ON DOWN AND SHE HIT AND BOUNCED BACK UP THEN HIT HARDER KNOCKING HER HEADSET OFF. SHE REGAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT ENOUGH TO STAY ON THE RUNWAY (WITH ONE WHEEL OFF THE RUNWAY) AND CALLED THE FBO AND THE INSTRUCTOR AIDED HER IN TAXIING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE ACTIVE AREA OF THE RUNWAY AND SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN. SHE STATED SHE DIDN'T THINK SHE HAD HIT VERY HARD.

## 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 MIA05CA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA065), Mar 2, 2005: Cessna 172 (N212CF), Madison, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in substantial damage during the subsequent hard landing.

## Other reports on N212CF (1)

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

- [Accident 20111102025269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111102025269A), Nov 2, 2011: Cessna 172R (N212CF), Frederick, MD, Substantial damage. Student pilot with approximately 40 hours was returning from a solo cross country from carroll county regional airport (dmw) to Frederick airport (fdk). Pilot…

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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