# Accident 20080317833189A: Cessna 172R, Batavia, OH, March 17, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2008, 13:30 local time
- Place: Batavia, OH
- Airport: Clermont County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0704° N, 84.1791° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0704&lon=-84.1791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53417, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53417) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080317833189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PORPOISE, BOUNCED ON THE RUNWAY THREE TIMES. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY ON THE SECOND AND THIRD BOUNCE. ON THE FINAL CONTACT WITH THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI08CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA091), Mar 17, 2008: Cessna 172R (N53417), Batavia, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the landing flare and her inadequate recovery from the bounced 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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