# Accident 20120122000279A: Cessna 172M, Richland, WA, January 22, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2012, 14:40 local time
- Place: Richland, WA
- Airport: Richland
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3033° N, 119.3025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3033&lon=-119.3025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64270, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64270) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120122000279A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GOES ON RUNWAY 1 AND HAD SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED TWO TOUCH-AND-GOES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. DURING THE LAST LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT LANDED FLAT AND BEGAN TO WHEELBARROW/PORPOISE DURING THE ROLL-OUT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING A SNOW BERM.  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ALONG THE RUNWAY EDGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR12CA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA079), Jan 22, 2012: Cessna 172M (N64270), Richland, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate directional control during 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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