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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Plymouth, MA · August 31, 2011

Date: August 31, 2011 · 16:30 local
Place: Plymouth, MA
Airport: Plymouth Municipal
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N739RU
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA11LA489
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 152 total128 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

N739RURegistration cancelled Feb 21, 2013 · Cessna 172NS/N 17270752 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

During final approach, the aircraft landed hard on the main gears, bounced back up in the air and came down again very hard on the nose gear resulting in substantial damage to the aircraft nose gear, firewall, and fuselage floor. In addition, there was a prop strike to one blade of the propeller. After landing the aircraft taxied to the ramp unassisted.

As the FAA filed it

DURING FINAL APPROACH, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD ON THE MAIN GEARS, BOUNCED BACK UP IN THE AIR AND CAME DOWN AGAIN VERY HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR, FIREWALL, AND FUSELAGE FLOOR. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS A PROP STRIKE TO ONE BLADE OF THE PROPELLER. AFTER LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED TO THE RAMP UNASSISTED.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA11LA489Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPlymouth, MAThe pilot's inadequate flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.Aug 31, 2011 · Substantial damage