# Accident 20100630036539A: Cessna 172M, Twin Falls, ID, June 30, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2010, 20:28 local time
- Place: Twin Falls, ID
- Airport: Joslin Field - Magic Valley Rg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4819° N, 114.4878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4819&lon=-114.4878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64427, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64427) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA323) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100630036539A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 25 WITH A SLIGHT RIGHT CROSSWIND. HE FLARED AND TOUCHED DOWN MAINS FIRST BUT SLIGHTLY NOSE LOW. WHEN THE NOSE TOUCHED THE PLANE PITCHED BACK. HE APPLIED POWER TO EASE THE DESENT AFTER THE BALLOON. THE MAINS TOUCHED AND HE HELD BACKPRESSURE TO KEEP THE NOSE OFF. WHEN THE NOSE LOWERED HE HEARD A GRINDING SOUND AND THE PLANE BEGAN TO BUCK. THE PLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY.

## 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 WPR10CA323](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA323), Jul 1, 2010: Cessna 172M (N64427), Twin Falls, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare.

## Other reports on N64427 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030317003049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030317003049A), Mar 17, 2003: Cessna 172M (N64427), Idaho Falls, ID, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 17, 2003 at 10:50 a.m. MST, a Cessna 172M, N64427, piloted by student pilot garth brinkerhoff, struck a runway light with the left stabilizer…

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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