# Accident 20060707015919A: Cessna 172K, Sullivan, IL, July 7, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2006, 13:30 local time
- Place: Sullivan, IL
- Airport: Durbin
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6372° N, 88.6358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6372&lon=-88.6358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7349G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7349G-2007-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 150 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA185) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060707015919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OF N7349G, A CE-172 AIRCRAFT, MADE AN APPROACH TO LAND AT A GRASS LANDING STRIP AND TOUCHED DOWN APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN THE 2500 FOOT RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE GRASS RUNWAY HARD AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN AGAIN ON THE NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE FORCE OF THE INITIAL TOUCH DOWN RESULTED IN A LOSS OF CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED INTO THE ADJACENT CORN FIELD. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE HARD LANDING AND SLID INTO THE CORN FIELD. THE NOSE GEAR WAS BROKEN OFF THE AIRCRAFT AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE FUSELAGE AND RIGHT WING. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS ACCIDENT. THIS INVESTIGATION IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## 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 CHI06CA185](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA185), Jul 7, 2006: Cessna 172K (N7349G), Sullivan, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged flare and his improper recovery from the bounced landing which led to a loss of directional control and subsequent collision with crops and the ground.

## Other reports on N7349G (1)

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

- [Accident 19781212042069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781212042069A), Dec 12, 1978: Cessna 172D (N7349G), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. Lineman struck by propeller.

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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