# Accident 20100512033659A: Cessna 172S, Corvallis, OR, May 12, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2010, 07:30 local time
- Place: Corvallis, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4969° N, 123.2894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4969&lon=-123.2894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66083, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66083) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 725 total, 250 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA238) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100512033659A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT IN COMMAND WAS FLYING FROM THE RIGHT SEAT. HE LEVELED OUT ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND WAS HOLDING IT OFF. WHEN THE SINK WAS FELT, PILOT INCORRECTLY COMPENSATED BY PUSHING THE YOKE IN WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND PULLING BACK ON THE POWER WITH HIS LEFT HAND. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED DOWN AND IMMEDIATELY STRUCK THE GROUND AND BOUNCED. FULL POWER WAS ADDED AND A GO AROUND WAS INITIATED. ONCE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN A CLIMB, THE FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE TURNED OVER TO THE PILOT IN THE LEFT SEAT. A NORMAL, UNEVENTFUL, SOFT FIELD LANDING WAS COMPLETED TO A FULL STOP. ALTHOUGH THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT APPEAR TO HAVE ANY OBVIOUS DAMAGE. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED BUCKLING OF THE FIREWALL.

## 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 WPR10CA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA238), May 13, 2010: Cessna 172S (N66083), Corvallis, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper use of the flight and engine controls, resulting in 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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