# Accident 20110213001869A: Cessna 172, Lancaster, CA, February 13, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2011, 09:30 local time
- Place: Lancaster, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7408° N, 118.2186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7408&lon=-118.2186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31FC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31FC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 18,000 total, 101 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110213001869A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING A SHORT FIELD LANDING THE STUDENT RETARDED THE THROTTLE SUDDENLY AND THEY EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR DID NOT  REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE HARD LANDING.THE DAMAGE CONSISTED OF BENDING AND MISSING RIVETS IN THE FIREWALL, AND DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL AND RIM.

## 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 WPR11CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA152), Feb 13, 2011: Cessna 172 (N31FC), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing to the accident was the certified flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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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