# Accident 20060803016999A: Cessna 172M, Augusta, GA, August 3, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2006, 08:50 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Airport: Bush Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3697° N, 81.9644° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3697&lon=-81.9644&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20965, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20965) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060803016999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT APPROACHED TO LAND AND FOUND HIMSELF A LITTLE HIGH. HE ELECTED TO CONTINUE THE APPROACH AND STATED THAT HE FLARED TOO HIGH. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO LAND, HE PORPOISED AND DID SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR/FIREWALL AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND CAME TO REST WITH NO RESULTING INJURIES.

## 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 ATL06CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA116), Aug 3, 2006: Cessna 172M (N20965), Augusta, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare on landing with excessive altitude resulting in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N20965 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780617046259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780617046259I), Jun 17, 1978: Cessna 172 (N20965), Colorado Spring, CO, Minor damage. Blinded by field lights, pilot missed turn onto taxiway and hit embankment, damaged prop and nose wheel.

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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