# Accident 20050303002999A: Cessna 172H, Jacksonville, FL, March 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2005, 11:45 local time
- Place: Jacksonville, FL
- Airport: Herlong
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: IY8S
- Location: 30.2778° N, 81.8058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2778&lon=-81.8058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4980R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4980R-2018-11-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA05CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050303002999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 3, 2005, AT 1145EST, A CESSNA 172, N4980R, OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE JAX NAVY FLYING CLUB PORPOISED DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 25 AT THE HERLONG AIRPORT LOCATED NEAR JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, ENGINE MOUNT, AND PROPELLER TIPS. FOLLOWING THE PORPOISING, THE STUDENT PILOT ADDED POWER, MADE A GO-AROUND AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY. SHE THEN TAXIED TO THE RAMP TO INSPECT THE AIRPLANE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HOLDS A STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^. THE TRAINING FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE HERLONG AIRPORT ON MARCH 3, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 1115EST.

## 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 MIA05CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA05CA067), Mar 3, 2005: Cessna 172 (N4980R), Jacksonville, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard 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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