# Accident 20050719018819A: Cessna 172S, Charlottesville, VA, July 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2005, 11:15 local time
- Place: Charlottesville, VA
- Airport: Charlottesville-Albemarle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1358° N, 78.4528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1358&lon=-78.4528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3537B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3537B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 40 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05CA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050719018819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DAT^ WAS THE PIC OF N3537B, A CE-172S, ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CHO). THE WEATHER WAS VFR WITH WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT 3 KNOTS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ FLEW AN UNEVENTFUL PATTERN AND WHILE ON FINAL FLARED AND STALLED THE AIRCRAFT AT LEAST 5 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DA^ WAS NOT INJURED HOWEVER THE AIRCRAFT HAD A COLLAPSED NOSE WHEEL WITH FIREWALL AND TUNNEL DAMAGE. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND IS DAMAGED.

## 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 IAD05CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05CA104), Jul 19, 2005: Cessna 172S (N3537B), Charlottesville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper 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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