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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · Phillipsburg, OH · September 9, 2012

Date: September 9, 2012 · 18:30 local
Place: Phillipsburg, OH
Airport: Phillipsburg
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N2484L
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN12CA620
Reported as: Cessna 172H
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 150 total

N2484LRegistered now · Cessna 172HS/N 17255684 Airframe modelCessna 172H Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot pulled power to idle and lost control of the aircraft. (Stall)aircraft dropped about 3 to 5 feet to the runway resulting in a hard landing and bounce. The force of the touch-down blew the noise tire damaged the nose gear, firewall and other areas of the airframe back to the tip of the tail.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT PULLED POWER TO IDLE AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. (STALL)AIRCRAFT DROPPED ABOUT 3 TO 5 FEET TO THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING AND BOUNCE. THE FORCE OF THE TOUCH-DOWN BLEW THE NOISE TIRE DAMAGED THE NOSE GEAR, FIREWALL AND OTHER AREAS OF THE AIRFRAME BACK TO THE TIP OF THE TAIL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN12CA620Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportPhillipsburg, OHThe pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.Sep 9, 2012 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N2484L · 1

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

Accident 19890815037969AFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Lake Village, INEngine quit on test flight after annual. Nosed over in soft field. Water in fuel. Aircraft sat out in heavy rain.Aug 15, 1989 · Substantial damage