# Accident 20110831021619A: Cessna 172N, Plymouth, MA, August 31, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2011, 16:30 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MA
- Airport: Plymouth Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9089° N, 70.7286° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9089&lon=-70.7286&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739RU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739RU-2013-02-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 152 total, 128 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11LA489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA489) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110831021619A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA11LA489](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11LA489), Aug 31, 2011: Cessna 172N (N739RU), Plymouth, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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