# Accident 20080219832489A: Cessna 172N, Perry, GA, February 19, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2008, 11:25 local time
- Place: Perry, GA
- Airport: Perry-Houston County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5100° N, 83.7672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5100&lon=-83.7672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3015E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3015E) (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 flight hours: 52 total, 52 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA110) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080219832489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING APPROACH, THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED WINDS OF 11 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 17 TO 18 KNOTS. PILOT ABORTED HIS FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT BECAUSE OF THE WINDS. THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING AGAIN BECAUSE OF THE GUSTING WINDS. HARD LANDING WITH THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHING DOWN FIRST RESULTED IN MAJOR DAMAGE (BUCKLING OF THE ENGINE FIREWALL).

## 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 NYC08CA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA110), Feb 19, 2008: Cessna 172N (N3015E), Perry, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during landing. Contributing to the accident were the gusting winds.

## Other reports on N3015E (1)

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

- [Accident 20181224022369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181224022369A), Dec 24, 2018: Cessna 172N (N3015E), Miami, FL, Substantial damage. N3015E departed fxe for a flight along the shoreline. While at cruise, N3015E experienced a rough running engine before stopping. On 3rd attempt, the engine…

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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