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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Cedar City, UT · September 20, 2005

Date: September 20, 2005 · 17:45 local
Place: Cedar City, UT
Airport: Cedar City Municipal
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N172GW
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN05CA145
Reported as: Cessna 172S
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 23 total23 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

N172GWRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8289 · Built 1999 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) As the aircraft flared for touchdown the nose ballooned up and the pilot pushed the nose over. The aircraft hit hard on the nosewheel bending the propeller tips and wrinkling the firewall and the bottom belly skin behind the firewall.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) AS THE AIRCRAFT FLARED FOR TOUCHDOWN THE NOSE BALLOONED UP AND THE PILOT PUSHED THE NOSE OVER. THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON THE NOSEWHEEL BENDING THE PROPELLER TIPS AND WRINKLING THE FIREWALL AND THE BOTTOM BELLY SKIN BEHIND THE FIREWALL.

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 DEN05CA145Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportCedar City, UTthe student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the landing. Factors contributing to the accident were the improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.Sep 20, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N172GW · 1

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

Incident 20071103826759IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Sedona, AZ(-23) Pilot in command was taxiing out for a north departure at sez. Numerous taxiways were closed necessitating the pilot in command to back taxi on the runway to get to the departure end. The pilot in command heard anorther pilot calling in for landing and…Nov 3, 2007 · Minor damage