# Accident 20050412030589A: Cessna 172S, Gallup, NM, April 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2005, 15:30 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Airport: Gallup Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5151° N, 108.7804° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5151&lon=-108.7804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N520ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (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 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 119 total, 93 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA137) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050412030589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT TOLD INVESTIGATORS THAT THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED FIRMLY BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY FOLLOWING LIFTOFF AT GALLUP, NEW MEXICO. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND CAUSED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT 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 LAX05CA137](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA137), Apr 12, 2005: Cessna 172S (N520ER), Gallup, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's premature liftoff and inadequate remedial action, which resulted in the airplane inadvertently recontacting the runway.

## Other reports on N520ER (2)

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

- [Incident 20110518009219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110518009219I), May 18, 2011: Cessna 172S (N520ER), New Orleans, LA, No damage. Student pilot was in landing phase, when wind switched direction from a head wind to a strong crosswind. Aircraft drifted over to left side of runway and hit a…
- [Incident 20041215033529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041215033529I), Dec 15, 2004: Cessna 172S (N520ER), Prescott, AZ. (-23) Student pilot on solo flight attempted to land at the Prescott airport (prc) Prescott, Arizona. Upon landing the aircraft speed was excessive and the…

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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