# Accident 20070508829169A: Cessna 172P, Kenosha, WI, May 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2007, 12:00 local time
- Place: Kenosha, WI
- Airport: Kenosha Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5958° N, 87.9278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5958&lon=-87.9278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97464, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97464-2010-09-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 100 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070508829169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 05/08/07 AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 CDT, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A VFR FLIGHT INBOUND TO KENOSHA, WI, AIRPORT , WHERE HE MADE A HARD LANDING. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO HIGH AND FAST ON FINAL APPROACH. THE PILOT FLARED THE AIRCRAFT TOO HIGH. AIRCRAFT FLOATED AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND BEGAN TO PORPOISE. AFTER THE THIRD BOUNCE, THE AIRCRAFT REMAINED ON THE GROUND. DURING THE TAXI THE PILOT NOTICED A LOT OF SHIMMY FROM THE NOSE WHEEL. AFTER SHUTDOWN THE PILOT DISCOVERED THE NOSE TIRE WAS FLAT AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE 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 CHI07CA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA132), May 8, 2007: Cessna 172P (N97464), Kenosha, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a flat nose wheel tire and a buckled firewall. A factor was the porpoising that was encountered during the flare.

## Other reports on N97464 (2)

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

- [Incident 19901219064249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901219064249I), Dec 19, 1990: Cessna 172P (N97464), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. While doing crosswind landings a gust blew aircraft off runway. Hit a fence.
- [Incident 19850418025299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850418025299I), Apr 18, 1985: Cessna 172P (N97464), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. Porpoised during landing, finally failing the nose gear. Termination of student solo crosscountry flight.

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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