# Accident 20080916849219A: Cessna 172R, Brunswick, GA, September 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2008, 11:00 local time
- Place: Brunswick, GA
- Airport: Malcolm Mc Kinnon
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.1581° N, 81.3886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1581&lon=-81.3886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4172P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4172P) (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 IO360L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC08CA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA314) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080916849219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANSIVE DAMAGE AFTER IMPACTING RUNWAY AT AN EXCESSIVE RATE OF DESCENT.

## 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 NYC08CA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC08CA314), Sep 16, 2008: Cessna 172R (N4172P), Brunswick, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare while landing.

## Other reports on N4172P (1)

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

- [Accident 19990120044849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990120044849A), Jan 20, 1999: Cessna 172R (N4172P), St Louis, MO, No damage. (-23) Flight instructor conducting dual instruction alnded the a/c on runway 26R at Spirit of st. Louis airport (sus). As he applied brakes to slow down and…

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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