# Accident 20051213029849A: Cessna 172S, Mobile, AL, December 13, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 2005, 09:35 local time
- Place: Mobile, AL
- Airport: Brookley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6267° N, 88.0675° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6267&lon=-88.0675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N348SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N348SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051213029849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT AND WITNESS STATEMENTS SHE MADE AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 32 AT BFM. SHE FLARED TOO SOON CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BAL LOON AND SINK DOWN TO THE GROUND AND HAD A HARD NOSE GEAR LANDING WHICH RESULTED IN A PROP STRIKE AND BENT FIREWALL, AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE BELLY SKIN OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE STALL WARNING WENT OFF MOMENTARILY AND SHE EASED THE ELEVATOR SLIGHTLY FORWARD AND THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD AGAIN. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITH MORE WEIGHT ON THE RIGHT WHEEL THAN THE LEFT. AT THAT POINT SHE NOTICED ROUGHNESS IN THE CONTROLS. SHE THEN TAXIED AND PARKED THE AIRCRAFT AT THE DOWN AIR CENTER (BFM). INITIAL INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL06CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA025), Dec 13, 2005: Cessna 172S (N348SP), Mobile, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing 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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