# Accident 20100731048589A: Cessna 172M, Newton, KS, July 31, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2010, 21:00 local time
- Place: Newton, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6500° N, 97.4244° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6500&lon=-97.4244&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13013, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13013-2011-06-27) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 178 total, 131 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100731048589A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING AN ANNUAL INSPECTION ON CESSNA 172, N13013, MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL DISCOVERED THAT THE AIRCRAFT'S ENGINE FIREWALL, FLOORBOARDS AND UPPER WING SKIN HAD DAMAGE CONSISTENT WITH A HARD LANDING. AFTER BECOMING AWARE OF THE DAMAGE, THE OWNER/OPERATOR (FLYING CLUB) NOTIFIED THE FSDO. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION AND ADMISSION FROM THE PILOT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ON JULY 31, 2010, THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED THE DAMAGE DURING A HARD LANDING AT NEWTON CITY COUNTY AIRPORT (EWK).  THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING THE (PLEASURE) FLIGHT UNDER PART 91 DURING VFR CONDITIONS AND CALM WINDS WITH ONE PASSENGER ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURES (BACK SPRAIN).

## 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 CEN11CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA018), Aug 1, 2010: Cessna 172M (N13013), Newton, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N13013 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760416011979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760416011979A), Apr 16, 1976: Cessna 172M (N13013), Meade, KS, Substantial damage. Wind gusting 45K.

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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