# Accident 20120925022289A: Cessna 172P, Richmond, KY, September 25, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2012, 09:05 local time
- Place: Richmond, KY
- Airport: Richmond Madison County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: OKZS
- Location: 37.6250° N, 84.3261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6250&lon=-84.3261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53720, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53720) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA579](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA579) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120925022289A

## Narrative

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

CESSNA N53720 MODEL 172P WAS BEING OPERATED AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT FOR 141 SCHOOL OKZS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S AT THE RICHMOND MADISON COUNTY AIRPORT I39 09/25/2012. ACCORDING TO PILOT STATEMENTS STUDENT WAS IN THE 5TH LANDING PATTERN APPROACHING THE RUNWAY AND BEGAN TO LEVEL OFF AT A SLIGHTLY TO HIGH ALTITUDE AND ATTITUDE. THE AIRCRAFT RAPIDLY BEGAN TO FALL AT A HIGH RATE OF DECENT. THE CFI DID NOT RECOVER THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS IN TIME THIS RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA12CA579](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA579), Sep 25, 2012: Cessna 172P (N53720), Richmond, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student.

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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