# Accident 20080810843129A: Cessna 172S, Charlottesvill, VA, August 10, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2008, 13:00 local time
- Place: Charlottesvill, VA
- Airport: Charlottesville-Albemarle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1386° N, 78.4694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1386&lon=-78.4694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5210A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5210A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,500 total, 700 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080810843129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE PATTERN DOING TOUCH AND GO'S AND FULL STOP LANDINGS. DURING FIRST APPROACH, THE PILOT TRIED LANDING WITH EXTRA SPEED DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND AS THE PILOT APPROACHED THE RUNWAY HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO HIGH AND HE REDUCED POWER. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED HARD ON THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR. THE PILOT ELECTED TO GO AROUND AND SET UP FOR ANOTHER LANDING. THE NEXT LANDING WAS UNEVENTFUL BUT THE NOSE WHEEL WAS MAKING UNUSUAL NOISES. DURING POST FLIGHT THE PILOT DISCOVERED THE NOSE WHEEL FLAT AND THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE 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 NYC08CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA282), Aug 10, 2008: Cessna 172 (N5210A), Charlottesville, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare while landing. Contributing to the accident was the gusty wind condition.

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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