# Accident 20080309012589A: Cessna 172R, Richmond, VA, March 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 2008, 15:30 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Richmond International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5050° N, 77.3194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5050&lon=-77.3194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24619, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24619) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080309012589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. DURING THE RETURN LEG HOME, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLEW A VISUAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 34 AT THE RICHMOND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. DURING THE LANDING ON RUNWAY 34, THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AND A BOUNCE. THE RESULT WAS A PROPELLER STRIKE ON LANDING AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL, NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, AND AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TAXIED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RAMP.

## 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 NYC08CA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA135), Mar 9, 2008: Cessna 172R (N24619), Richmond, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted 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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