# Accident 20050518015839A: Cessna 172M, Tucson, AZ, May 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2005, 08:40 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1161° N, 110.9411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1161&lon=-110.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9017H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9017H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA180) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050518015839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 18, 2005, N9017H, AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, WAS LANDING AT TUCSON, ARIZONA WHEN UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE NOSE WHEEL SEPARATED RESULTING IN COLLAPSE OF THE NOSE GEAR AND BENT FIREWALL. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT IT WAS THE THIRD LANDING DURING THE FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO FOR THE STUDENT WHEN SHE STARTED PORPOISING THE AIRCRAFT AND LOST CONTROL. THIS OFFICE COUNSELED THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON LANDING CONTROL OPERATIONS FOR STUDENTS ON 07/27/2005. THE STUDENT IS CONTINUING WITH HER FLIGHT TRAINING AT THE LOCAL FLIGHT SCHOOL.

## 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 LAX05LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA180), May 18, 2005: Cessna 172M (N9017H), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare that induced a porpoise, which resulted in the overload failure of the nose wheel assembly.

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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