# Accident 20120324004329A: Cessna 172R, Council Bluffs, IA, March 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 2012, 08:00 local time
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Airport: Council Bluffs Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2600° N, 95.7586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2600&lon=-95.7586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N368ES, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N368ES) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 59 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120324004329A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12CA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA213), Mar 24, 2012: Cessna 172R (N368ES), Council Bluffs, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N368ES (1)

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

- [Accident 20130906018069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130906018069A), Sep 6, 2013: Cessna 172R (N368ES), Council Bluffs, IA, Substantial damage. The student pilot was attempting to takeoff during a solo flight on runway 14 at the Council Bluffs, IA airport(cbf). The winds were from 130 degrees at 6…

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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