# Accident 20100516038029A: Cessna 172S, Jekyll Island, GA, May 16, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2010, 11:00 local time
- Place: Jekyll Island, GA
- Airport: Jekyll Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0744° N, 81.4278° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0744&lon=-81.4278&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53039, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53039) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 142 total, 47 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100516038029A

## Narrative

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

AT LANDING,DURING THE INITIAL ROLLOUT THERE WAS ENOUGH NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY THE PILOT  PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE IN ORDER TO RAISE THE NOSE CAUSING THE LIFTOFF / BOUNCE SEQUENCE . THE HARD IMPACT  COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR STRUT AND CAUSED THE PROP STRIKE  AT THE END OF THE SECOND BOUNCE. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP ON THE RUNWAY, PILOT TRIED TO TAXI BUT THE STEERING FAVORED ONLY TURNS TO THE RIGHT. THEREFORE, HE CLEARED THE RUNWAY BYTURNING TO THE RIGHT ONTO THE GRASS BETWEEN THE TAXIWAY AND RUNWAY. ONCE CLEAR, THE ENGINE WAS SHUTDOWN.  (TAKEN FROM THE PILOTS STATEMENT)

## 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 ERA10CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA282), May 16, 2010: Cessna 172S (N53039), Jekyll Island, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of airplane control while landing with a crosswind.

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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