# Accident 20051227033069A: Cessna 172P, Wilmington, NC, December 27, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2005, 10:00 local time
- Place: Wilmington, NC
- Airport: New Hanover County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2706° N, 77.9025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2706&lon=-77.9025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54360, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54360) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051227033069A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 27, 2005, AIRMAN WAS RETURNING FROM KINSTON, NC (ISO) TO WILMINGTON, NC (ILM). THE STUDENT PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING WHICH FLATTENED THE NOSE GEAR AND WRINKLED THE FIREWALL. THE PROPELLER WAS NOT STOPPED BUT THE PROPELLER TIPS WERE DAMAGED AND WERE BENT AFT. ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL JANUARY 23, 2006. DUE TO LIMITED INSPECTOR RESOURCES AVAILABLE, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INSPECTED UNTIL FEBRUARY 10, 2006.

## 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 ATL06CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA047), Dec 27, 2005: Cessna 172 P (N54360), Wilmington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N54360 (2)

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

- [Incident 20190817014099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190817014099I), Aug 17, 2019: Cessna 172P (N54360), Fort Lauderdale, FL, Minor damage. Part 91 operation, is owned and operated by a s flight academy LLC from lantana Florida operated by north star flight academy. Student pilot landed aircraft at…
- [Incident 19941021038869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941021038869I), Oct 21, 1994: Cessna 172P (N54360), Wilmington, NC, Minor damage. Lost directional control landing. Struck four runway lights.

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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