# Accident 20100601034859A: Cessna 172S, Greenfield, IN, June 1, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 2010, 14:20 local time
- Place: Greenfield, IN
- Airport: Mount Comfort
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8436° N, 85.8969° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8436&lon=-85.8969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1448Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1448Z) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 94 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA289) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100601034859A

## Narrative

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

AS THE PLANE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY FOR LANDING, THE PILOT REALIZED THE NOSE WAS LOW, BEGAN THE FLARE AND CAME DOWN HARD ON THE LANDING GEAR.  A PORPOISE RESULTED WITH THE AIRCRAFT NOSE TIRE AND STRUT BECOMING COMPRESSED TO THE LIMIT RESULTING IN A SINGLE PROP BLADE STRIKING THE PAVEMENT.  THE PILOT DID NOT NOTICE THE PROP STRIKE, NOR ANY VIBRATION, AND CONTINUED WITH THE TOUCH AND GO, COMPLETING TWO MORE LANDINGS.  THE PILOT PARKED THE AIRCRAFT, NOT REALIZING THE EXTENT OF DAMAGE. A LINE PERSONNEL NOTICED THE DAMAGE WHEN HE WENT TO HANGAR THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE NIGHT. ONE PROP BLADE WAS SCRAPED AND BENT AFT SEVERAL INCHES IN THE OUTBOARD FOOT WITH THE MINIMAL DAMAGE TO THE OTHER BLADE. THE FIREWALL AND FLOOR SKINS WERE WRINKLED.

## 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 CEN10CA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA289), Jun 1, 2010: Cessna 172S (N1448Z), Greenfield, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N1448Z (2)

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

- [Incident 20080415832369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080415832369I), Apr 15, 2008: Cessna 172S (N1448Z), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23) On April 15, 2008 at approximately 14:10 local time 2005 Cessna 172S, N1448Z attempting to land at Mount Comfort Airport in greenfield, Indiana landed…
- [Incident 20060423008869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060423008869I), Apr 23, 2006: Cessna 172S (N1448Z), Indianapolis, IN, Minor damage. (-23) During landing on runway 19 at khfy, aircraft struck two (2) runway lights after drifting off left side of runway. Pilot stated no ground contact was…

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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