# Accident 20061009027009A: Cessna 172N, Grand Rapids, MN, October 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2006, 12:20 local time
- Place: Grand Rapids, MN
- Airport: Grand Rapids-Itasca County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2193° N, 93.5205° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2193&lon=-93.5205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739XK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739XK) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061009027009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT PITCHED UP. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, AND PILOT PULLED BACK ON ELEVATOR TOO LATE CAUSING AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE. PILOT DOES NOT RECALL HEARING THE STALL WARNING AND POSSIBLY STALLED. SECOND TOUCH DOWN WAS A SEVERE BOUNCE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PITCHED UP, BUT DURING THE SECOND BOUNCE THE NOSE LANDED BEFORE THE MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT DROPPED AND STOPPED. AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR FORCED UP INTO THE FIRE WALL AND PROPELLER STRIKE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI07CA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA006), Oct 9, 2006: Cessna 172N (N739XK), Grand Rapids, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's misjudged landing flare and improper recovery from the bounced landing which led to the failure of the nose landing gear. The overload failure of the nose landing gear was a…

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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