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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · San Manuel, AZ · September 4, 2005

Date: September 4, 2005 · 16:00 local
Place: San Manuel, AZ
Airport: San Manuel Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N53056
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX05CA299
Reported as: Cessna 172S
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 332 total190 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N53056Registration cancelled May 3, 2006 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9261 Airframe modelCessna 172S

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) The pilot states he was operating the aircraft from the right front seat with a non-pilot passenger in the front left seat. He had departed the scottsdale airport (ksdl) and had flown to the San Manuel Airport (E77) where he was performing touch and go landings. On his third landing, he failed to flare properly and landed on the nose wheel. The pilot states he bounced and advanced the throttle. Thinking everything was alright he flew the airplane back to scottsdale. After shutdown, he noticed that the propeller was bent. Later examination found damage to the firewall, stringers, belly skins, and flooring in addition to the propeller and engine.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THE PILOT STATES HE WAS OPERATING THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT WITH A NON-PILOT PASSENGER IN THE FRONT LEFT SEAT. HE HAD DEPARTED THE SCOTTSDALE AIRPORT (KSDL) AND HAD FLOWN TO THE SAN MANUEL AIRPORT (E77) WHERE HE WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON HIS THIRD LANDING, HE FAILED TO FLARE PROPERLY AND LANDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL. THE PILOT STATES HE BOUNCED AND ADVANCED THE THROTTLE. THINKING EVERYTHING WAS ALRIGHT HE FLEW THE AIRPLANE BACK TO SCOTTSDALE. AFTER SHUTDOWN, HE NOTICED THAT THE PROPELLER WAS BENT. LATER EXAMINATION FOUND DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, STRINGERS, BELLY SKINS, AND FLOORING IN ADDITION TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX05CA299Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSan Manuel, AZThe pilot's misjudged flare during a touch-and-go landing.Sep 4, 2005 · Substantial damage