# Accident 20100322033629A: Cessna T41, Alamagordo, NM, March 22, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2010, 12:00 local time
- Place: Alamagordo, NM
- Airport: Holloman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: QHMS
- Location: 32.8517° N, 106.1083° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8517&lon=-106.1083&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7871N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7871N-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172E (registry code 2072413, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T41
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100322033629A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 22, 2010 A CESSNA R172E (T-41C), N7871N REGISTERED TO THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (HOLLOMAN AFB AERO CLUB) DURING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS FOUND TO HAVE SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT LOWER FIRE WALL IN THE AREA OF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT ATTACH POINT. THE EXACT TIME AND DATE OF THE OCCURANCE IS UNKNOWN AS IS THE PILOT(S) INVOLVED. THE EXACT PHASE OF FLIGHT IS UNKNOWN BUT CONSISTANT WITH AND SUSPECTED TO BE A HARD LANDING. THIS AIRCRAFT IS OPERATED OUT OF HOLLOMAN AIRFORCE BASE (HMN), NEW MEXICO. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 CEN10CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA267), Mar 22, 2010: Cessna R172E (N7871N), Alamogordo, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: An unknown event that resulted in damage to the airplane's firewall.

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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