# Accident 20110928024009A: Cessna 172R, Napa, CA, September 28, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 2011, 13:55 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Napa County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NN3S
- Location: 38.2131° N, 122.2806° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2131&lon=-122.2806&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21284, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21284-2012-02-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA472) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110928024009A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SECOND TOUCH AND GO LANDING MADE HARD LANDING ON NAPA RUNWAY 18R AND CAME TO REST WITH THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND WING DAMAGE.  POB1 WAS NOT INJURED BUT AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 WPR11CA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA472), Sep 28, 2011: Cessna 172R (N21284), Napa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard 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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