# Accident 20100321030619A: Cessna 172S, Farmingdale, NY, March 21, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 2010, 12:25 local time
- Place: Farmingdale, NY
- Airport: Republic
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7239° N, 73.4081° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7239&lon=-73.4081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1895A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100321030619A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED WITH EXCESS AIR SPEED WHICH RESULTED IN AN AERODYNAMIC BOUNCE.  THE PILOT'S CONTROL INPUTS INDUCED INCREASING OSCILLATIONS (PORPOISING).  THE LANDING RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FIREWALL, FLOOR STRUCTURE AND EXTERNAL SHEET METAL.

## 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 ERA10CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA192), Mar 21, 2010: Cessna 172 (N1895A), Farmingdale, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and 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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