# Accident 20081101853129A: Cessna 172S, Asheville, NC, November 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 2008, 15:30 local time
- Place: Asheville, NC
- Airport: Asheville Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4361° N, 82.5417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4361&lon=-82.5417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2055R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2055R) (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
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA035) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081101853129A

## Narrative

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

A STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE HIS FIRST SOLO LANDING TO RUNWAY 34  AT AVL. THE CE-172 AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND PORPOISED SEVERAL TIMES, THEN LANDING HARD BREAKING OFF THE NOSE WHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED OFF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST ON TAXIWAY B, AVL. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE INCLUDED NOSEWHEEL SEPARATED FROM AIRCRAFT AND FIREWALL DAMAGE. (FIREWALL DAMAGE CONSTITUTES ACCIDENT)  32- THE FLIGHT SCHOOL AND CFI PLAN TO GIVE ADDTIONAL CONCENTRATED TRAINING IN THE AREA OF LANDING AND GO AROUND PROCEDURES TO THE STUDENT PILOT PRIOR TO NEXT SOLO FLIGHT ATTEMPT.

## 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 ERA09CA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA035), Nov 1, 2008: Cessna 172 (N2055R), Asheville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper recovery from a 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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