# Accident 20090301003819A: Cessna 172, Carlisle, AR, March 1, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2009, 15:50 local time
- Place: Carlisle, AR
- Airport: Carlisle Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8081° N, 91.7119° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8081&lon=-91.7119&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739NP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739NP) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 49 total, 49 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090301003819A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  ON MARCH 1, 2009, AT 15:50 CST A CESSNA CE-172N, N739NP, DURING A STUDENT PILOT'S FIRST SOLO, FIRST LANDING, LANDED "FLAT", BOUNCED WITH NOSE UP, AND THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION SOON ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM COMING DOWN HARD ON THE NOSE WHEEL, RESULTING IN FLAT TIRE, PROP STRIKE, AND A BENT FIREWALL AT THE CARLISLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, CARLISLE, ARKANSAS.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER CFR PART 91 (AND PART 61 FIRST SOLO-STUDENT PILOT) WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE CARLISLE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AT 15:45 CST.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.

## 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 CEN09CA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA187), Mar 1, 2009: Cessna 172N (N739NP), Carlisle, AR, 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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