# Accident 20050811024579A: Cessna 172S, Zeeland, MI, August 11, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2005, 10:00 local time
- Place: Zeeland, MI
- Airport: Ottawa Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8172° N, 85.9281° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8172&lon=-85.9281&mi=10
- Aircraft: N632FA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 53 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA227) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050811024579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON LOCAL SOLO FLIGHT ON SECOND LANDING HIT ON NOSE WHEEL AND DAMAGED FIREWALL AND BOTTOM AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE FORWARD OF MAIN LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINTS.

## 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 CHI05LA227](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA227), Aug 11, 2005: Cessna 172S (N632FA), Zeeland, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate flare by the pilot during 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.