# Accident 20090222003259A: Cessna 172, Manhattan, KS, February 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 2009, 15:00 local time
- Place: Manhattan, KS
- Airport: Manhattan Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1378° N, 96.6692° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1378&lon=-96.6692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733FR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733FR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 4 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA229) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090222003259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 02/22/2009 THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT MISHANDLED THE CONTROLS UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 AT MANHATTAN REGIONAL AIRPORT (MHK). WEATHER AND AIRCRAFT AIRWORTHINESS WERE NOT A FACTOR.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE FLAIRED TOO EARLY AND LANDED HARD DAMAGING THE NOSE TIRE, PROPELLER, AND FIREWALL.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.  THE PILOT WAS CERTIFICATED AND CURRENT BUT HAD ONLY 4 HOURS IN MAKE AND MODEL AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN09CA229](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA229), Feb 22, 2009: Cessna 172 (N733FR), Manhattan, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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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