# Accident 20070512012269A: Cessna 172R, Dayton/Carson, NV, May 12, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2007, 07:00 local time
- Place: Dayton/Carson, NV
- Airport: Dayton Valley Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2378° N, 119.5622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2378&lon=-119.5622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9274Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9274Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360-D (registry code 17149, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,037 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX07CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070512012269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N9274Z, CESSNA C172, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL FIREWALL DAMAGE AFTER A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 23 AT DAYTON VALLEY AIRPARK, NV, AT 120700PDT. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE LOST AIRSPEED ON LANDING AND HIT HARD ON THE RUNWAY AND THAT PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.

## 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 LAX07CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA162), May 12, 2007: Cessna R172E (N9274Z), Dayton, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudged flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N9274Z (1)

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

- [Incident 19930620032569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930620032569I), Jun 20, 1993: Cessna R172E (N9274Z), Spanish Ranch, CA. Lost oil pressure. Forced landing in field.

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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