# Accident 20070615014659A: Cessna 172S, Batavia, NY, June 15, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2007, 19:45 local time
- Place: Batavia, NY
- Airport: Genesee County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0306° N, 78.1694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0306&lon=-78.1694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2228L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2228L-2010-02-10) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070615014659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 15, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1930 LOCAL A CESSNA 172, N2228L SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY TEN (10) AT GENESEE COUNTY AIRPORT, BATAVIA (GVQ), NY. THE PILOT WAS A STUDENT ON HIS FIRST SOLO. THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE FIRST TWO LANDINGS WERE VERY GOOD, HOWEVER ON HIS THIRD ATTEMPT HE LANDED FLAT AND BOUNCED THREE TIMES. THE THIRD BOUNCE WAS ON THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL07CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA093), Jun 15, 2007: Cessna 172S (N2228L), Batavia, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to flare the airplane during landing resulting in a hard 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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