# Accident 20061008021139A: Cessna 172N, St Charles, MO, October 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2006, 16:30 local time
- Place: St Charles, MO
- Airport: Charles Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DFJS
- Location: 38.8486° N, 90.5000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8486&lon=-90.5000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4775D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4775D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-H2AD (registry code 42131, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-h2ad) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 225 total, 37 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061008021139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT SAID HE LANDED BRIEFLY, WENT AIRBORNE, CAME DOWN AND BOUNCED BACK UP TWO OR THREE TIMES. THE LAST TIME HE WAS AIRBORNE, HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE AND THE PLANE PITCHED FORWARD INTO THE GROUND BREAKING THE NOSE WHEEL OFF AND DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND FIREWALL.

## 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 CHI07CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA004), Oct 8, 2006: Cessna 172N (N4775D), St Charles, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly judge the landing flare and his inadequate recovery from the resulting bounced landing. A contributing factor was the inadvertent pilot induced oscillation (porpoise)…

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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