# Accident 20120126002369A: Cessna 172P, Honolulu, HI, January 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2012, 11:05 local time
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Airport: Honolulu International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: O8RS
- Location: 21.3186° N, 157.9222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3186&lon=-157.9222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66540, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66540) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 42 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120126002369A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 4L AIRCRAFT IMPACTED HARD AND BOUNCED. ON SECOND BOUNCE PILOT WAS INSTRUCTED BY TOWER TO GO AROUND. AS THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND OFF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT STRUCK A TAXIWAY MARKER SIGN DAMAGING THE LEFT LANDING GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPRIGHT ON RUNWAY 8L FACING WEST. MAJOR DAMAGE TO FIREWALL AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR.

## 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 WPR12CA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA082), Jan 26, 2012: Cessna 172P (N66540), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare and inadequate directional control while performing an aborted landing.

## Other reports on N66540 (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20140624013239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140624013239I), Jun 24, 2014: Cessna 172P (N66540), Waipahu, HI, No damage. [privacy data omitted] Was conducting an instructional flight with [privacy data omitted]. The flight was planned to be a 2 hour lesson with landings at jrf…
- [Incident 20020222001929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020222001929I), Feb 22, 2002: Cessna 172P (N66540), Honolulu, HI. (-23) PIC was landing on 4L at Honolulu airport, HI. During landing roll-out, the airplane's left wheel brake locked. The airplane skidded to the left. The PIC…
- [Incident 19900513028699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900513028699I), May 13, 1990: Cessna 172P (N66540), Jackson, CA, Minor damage. Lost directional control on landing rollout. Veered off runway.

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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