# Accident 20050611012739A: Cessna 172R, Santa Maria, CA, June 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 11, 2005, 15:51 local time
- Place: Santa Maria, CA
- Airport: Santa Maria Public
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8989° N, 120.4575° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8989&lon=-120.4575&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2384L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2384L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA207) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050611012739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO PORPOISE ON LANDING, STRIKING PROPELLER - DAMAGED 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 LAX05CA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA207), Jun 12, 2005: Cessna 172R (N2384L), Santa Maria, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's improper flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N2384L (1)

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

- [Accident 20080419832479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080419832479A), Apr 19, 2008: Cessna 172R (N2384L), South Lake Tah, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing runway 18, the pilot landed in winds reported at ssw 13 knots gusting to 35 knots. The bead came off of the nose wheel causing a flat…

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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