# Accident 20120725015679A: Cessna 172N, Ashland, OR, July 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2012, 11:00 local time
- Place: Ashland, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1903° N, 122.6606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1903&lon=-122.6606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738AJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738AJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 58 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA345) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120725015679A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS WHEN SHE LANDED HARD ON THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, STRUCK THE TAIL TIE-DOWN, AND SUBSEQUENTLY HAD NOSE GEAR HIT HARD, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO FIREWALL/NOSE GEAR MOUNT.  NO PROPELLER STRIKE OCCURRED.  NO INJURY RESULTED.

## 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 WPR12CA345](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA345), Jul 25, 2012: Cessna 172N (N738AJ), Ashland, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N738AJ (1)

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

- [Accident 19790307010539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790307010539A), Mar 7, 1979: Cessna 172 (N738AJ), Independence, OR, Substantial damage. Instructor pilot's seat became unlatched as he applied rudder to correct for loss of directional control on 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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