# Accident 20120507007819A: Cessna 172P, Spokane, WA, May 7, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 2012, 14:00 local time
- Place: Spokane, WA
- Airport: Spokane International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6189° N, 117.5353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6189&lon=-117.5353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54036, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N54036) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (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: 25 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120507007819A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY NOSE FIRST AND BOUNCED BACK UP AND TRIED TO KEEP FLYING. STALLED, AND FELL BACK TO THE RUNWAY SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND FIREWALL.

## 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 WPR12CA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA204), May 7, 2012: Cessna 172P (N54036), Spokane, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced 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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