# Accident 20110923022559A: Fpna LLC A-22 VALOR, Fresno, CA, September 23, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 2011, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7322° N, 119.8203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7322&lon=-119.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N730FP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N730FP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fpna A-22 VALOR (registry code 0600044, https://openairdocs.org/model/fpna-a-22-valor) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rotax 912ULS series (registry code 55572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-912uls-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FPNA LLC A-22 VALOR
- Reported engine: ROTAX 912ULS
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 11 total, 11 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA478](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA478) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110923022559A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT . DURING THE 3RD AND FINAL LANDING, THE PILOT MIS-JUDGED THE LANDING  ATTITUDE AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO MAKE A HARD 3 POINT LANDING .THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND LANDED WITH A NOSE LOW ATTITUDED CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND FIREWALL.

## 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 WPR11CA478](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA478), Sep 23, 2011: Fpna A-22 Valor (N730FP), Fresno, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper flare.

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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