# Accident 20120909023849A: Cessna 172H, Phillipsburg, OH, September 9, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 2012, 18:30 local time
- Place: Phillipsburg, OH
- Airport: Phillipsburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9131° N, 84.4003° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9131&lon=-84.4003&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2484L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2484L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA620](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA620) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120909023849A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN12CA620](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA620), Sep 9, 2012: Cessna 172H (N2484L), Phillipsburg, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N2484L (1)

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

- [Accident 19890815037969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890815037969A), Aug 15, 1989: Cessna 172H (N2484L), Lake Village, IN, Substantial damage. Engine quit on test flight after annual. Nosed over in soft field. Water in fuel. Aircraft sat out in heavy rain.

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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