# Accident 20090317011339A: Cessna 172R, Lafayette, IN, March 17, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2009, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Airport: Purdue University
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4125° N, 86.9369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4125&lon=-86.9369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2382R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2382R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090317011339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING HIS FIRST LANDING OF THE AFTERNOON ON RUNWAY 23.  DURING THE FLARE, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND THAT DISPLACED THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO STRAIGHTEN THE AIRCRAFT BACK OUT, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN NOSE-LOW, LANDING ON THE NOSE GEAR.  THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE WAS BLOWN OUT, CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 23.  THE WIND WAS REPORTED 240 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS.  THE PILOT SAID THAT HIS FINAL APPROACH SPEED AT HIS LAST GLANCE WAS 65 KNOTS.  THE PILOT DID NOT ADD ANY EXTRA SPEED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE GUST FACTOR.  ALSO, IT WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST FLIGHT IN OVER THREE MONTHS.

## 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 CEN09CA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA217), Mar 17, 2009: Cessna 172R (N2382R), Lafayette, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare. Contributing to the accident were the wind gusts.

## Other reports on N2382R (1)

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

- [Accident 20170126004229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170126004229A), Jan 26, 2017: Cessna 172R (N2382R), Clearwater, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot rented the aircraft at clw for recreational flight. Flew aircraft for approx. 30 minutes returning to field because he stated that he saw approaching…

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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