# Accident 20070310003839A: Cessna 172S, Kingman, AZ, March 10, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 2007, 08:50 local time
- Place: Kingman, AZ
- Airport: Kingman Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2658° N, 113.9411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2658&lon=-113.9411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N521ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N521ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070310003839A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT INITIATED NON-STABILIZED APPROACH, LANDED HARD AND SUBSEQUENTLY NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING DAMAGE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER AND ENGINE 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 SEA07CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA077), Mar 10, 2007: Cessna 172S (N521ER), Kingman, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged flare, which resulted in a hard landing and a 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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