# Accident 20120915021619A: Cessna 172N, Eloy, AZ, September 15, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 15, 2012, 22:00 local time
- Place: Eloy, AZ
- Airport: Eloy Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8067° N, 111.5867° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8067&lon=-111.5867&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8293E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8293E) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,276 total, 1,150 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA425) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120915021619A

## Narrative

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

ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2012, ABOUT 2200 PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172, N8293E, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT MADE A HARD LANDING AT THE ELOY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN ARIZONA. THE SOLE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT.

## 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 WPR12CA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA425), Sep 16, 2012: Cessna 172N (N8293E), Eloy, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, and his 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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