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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172R · Council Bluffs, IA · March 24, 2012

Date
March 24, 2012 · 08:00 local
Place
Council Bluffs, IA
Airport
Council Bluffs Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N368ES
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN12CA213
Reported as
Cessna 172R
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
59 total59 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Prior to landing, the pilot stated he prematurely flared and the plane ballooned. He tried to recover the aircraft, the plane struck the runway, porpoised three times,veered off the runway, and struck a runway light.

As the FAA filed it

PRIOR TO LANDING, THE PILOT STATED HE PREMATURELY FLARED AND THE PLANE BALLOONED. HE TRIED TO RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT, THE PLANE STRUCK THE RUNWAY, PORPOISED THREE TIMES,VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N368ES · 1

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