# Accident 20080814844109A: Cessna 172R, Cincinnati, OH, August 14, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2008, 08:40 local time
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Airport: Cincinnati Municipal Airport Lunken
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1033° N, 84.4186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1033&lon=-84.4186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21SZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21SZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360LYC*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 98 total, 98 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080814844109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT DEPARTED BLUE ASH AIRPORT (KISZ) TO LUNKEN AIRPORT (KLUK) FOR SOME PRACTICE LANDINGS.  THE PILOT WAS CLEARED BY LUNKEN TOWER FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 21R.  THE PILOT STATED THE HE WAS GOING TOO FAST ON FINAL APPROACH.  WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR SIX TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.  THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE NOSE WHEEL WAWS BENT BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURIES.

## 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 CHI08CA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA253), Aug 14, 2008: Cessna 172R (N21SZ), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate recovery from a bounced landing. Contributing to the accident were the improper flare and excessive airspeed.

## Other reports on N21SZ (1)

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

- [Incident 20210523009979I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210523009979I), May 23, 2021: Cessna 172R (N21SZ), Avalon, CA, Minor damage. Investigation: on may 23, 2021 private pilot, [privacy data omitted], rented C-172, N21SZ, from [privacy data omitted], for a flight to Catalina (kavx).…

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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