# Accident 20070921830179A: Cessna 172L, Meriden, CT, September 21, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2007, 11:30 local time
- Place: Meriden, CT
- Airport: Meriden Markham Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5089° N, 72.8297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5089&lon=-72.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7837G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7837G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070921830179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. ON THIRD LANDING THE PILOT BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT, DAMAGING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND FIREWALL STRUCTURE.

## 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 NYC07CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA235), Sep 21, 2007: Cessna 172 (N7837G), Meriden, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N7837G (1)

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

- [Incident 19840724060069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840724060069I), Jul 24, 1984: Cessna 172L (N7837G), North Conway, NH, Minor damage. Went thru tree tops trying to land in Mountain valley airport with strong surface winds. Diverted to other airport.

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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