# Accident 20121020022899A: Cessna 172H, Weyers Cave, VA, October 20, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2012, 12:00 local time
- Place: Weyers Cave, VA
- Airport: Shenandoah Valley Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2636° N, 78.8964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2636&lon=-78.8964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1431F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1431F) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 58 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121020022899A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT WHILE LANDING SHE WAS CONCENTRATING ON CROSSWINDS AND LIKELY RUSHED HER LANDING DUE TO ANOTHER AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE SHE WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. SHE THEN TAXIED TO THE HANGER.  AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRFAT FOUND THE LOWER FIREWALL AND LEFT FUESLAGE DAMAGED.

## 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 ERA13CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA038), Oct 20, 2012: Cessna 172H (N1431F), Weyers Cave, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard 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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