# Accident 20070729019939A: Cessna 172N, New Hudson, MI, July 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2007, 10:00 local time
- Place: New Hudson, MI
- Airport: Oakland Southwest
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5031° N, 83.6236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5031&lon=-83.6236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N222UN, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N222UN-2010-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 129 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA245) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070729019939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SUNDAY, JULY 29, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:00 EST, STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ HAD AN UNEVENTFUL SOLO FLIGHT FROM HOWELL AIRPORT (OZW) TO NEW HUDSON AIRPORT (Y47). SHE VERIFIED RUNWAY 070 WAS ACTIVE AT Y47. SHE NOTICED HER SPEED AT 60 KNOTS ON BASE AND ADDED POWER. THE STUDENT PILOT PORPOISED THE AIRCRAFT AT MID-FIELD, BOUNCED TWICE ON THE RUNWAY AND STEERED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GRASS FIELD, LOST CONTROL AND WENT INTO THE BUSHES. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE (FIREWALL BUCKLED). A POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION REVEALED NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH 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 CHI07CA245](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA245), Jul 29, 2007: Cessna 172N (N222UN), New Hudson, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. An additional cause was the pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. Factors in the accident include the pilot's…

## Other reports on N222UN (2)

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

- [Accident 20100403030849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100403030849A), Apr 3, 2010: Cessna 172N (N222UN), New Hudson, MI, Substantial damage. Mr. Hallett flew with the intent of PERFORMING3 takeoffs and landings and do some pattern work, to maintain profisenciy. Mr. Hallett had completed 2 and was…
- [Accident 20060212002749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060212002749A), Feb 12, 2006: Cessna 172N (N222UN), New Hudson, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot departed Y47 runway 25 at 11:35. Pilot entered pattern for landing on runway 25. Flight in the pattern was uneventful. Landing approach was…

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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