# Incident 20060224009289I: Cessna 172N, Carbondale-Murp, IL, February 24, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2006, 10:47 local time
- Place: Carbondale-Murp, IL
- Airport: Southern Illinois
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: BNZS
- Location: 37.7781° N, 89.2520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SOUTHERN ILLINOIS (MDH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7781&lon=-89.2520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6289F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6289F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 6 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060224009289I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA ^ - THE AIRMAN WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 18R AT KMDH. ON THE SECOND LANDING, WITH A SLIGHT CROSSWIND FROM THE LEFT, THE AIRMAN FLARED WITH A HIGHER THAN NORMAL PITCH UP TO PREVENT A HARD LANDING. THE AIRMAN STATED "AS HE FLARED HE FELT THE LEFT WING RISE AND TRIED TO COMPENSATE, HOWEVER, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL ONCE AND THEN TOUCHED DOWN ON BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR, THEN SUDDENLY THE AIRCRAFT WENT HARD TO THE LEFT." THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE COWLING. THE PRIVATE PILOT RATED STUDENT PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## Other reports on N6289F (1)

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

- [Incident 20060608015539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060608015539I), Jun 8, 2006: Cessna 172N (N6289F), Carbondale-Murp, IL, Minor damage. (-23) The airman was practicing night take-offs and landings at the Carbondale airport. During climb the aircraft struck a bird which damaged the front…

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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