# Accident 20050904022599A: Cessna 172S, San Manuel, AZ, September 4, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 2005, 16:00 local time
- Place: San Manuel, AZ
- Airport: San Manuel Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6403° N, 110.6472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6403&lon=-110.6472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53056, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53056-2006-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 332 total, 190 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050904022599A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX05CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA299), Sep 4, 2005: Cessna 172S (N53056), San Manuel, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged flare during a touch-and-go 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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