# Accident 20070602009879A: Cessna 172S, Raleigh/Durham, NC, June 2, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 2007
- Place: Raleigh/Durham, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.8775° N, 78.7872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8775&lon=-78.7872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2298W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2298W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070602009879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON RETURN TO RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA (RDU) FROM A SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT LANDED ON RUNWAY 32, FOLLOWING SEVERAL HARD BOUNCES. WEATHER WAS VMC WITH LIGHT WINDS/VARIABLE AT 7 KNOTS.

## 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 NYC07CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA131), Jun 2, 2007: Cessna 172S (N2298W), Raleigh-Durham, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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