# Accident 20130218003189A: Cessna 172P, Valparaiso, FL, February 18, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2013, 13:30 local time
- Place: Valparaiso, FL
- Airport: Eglin Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: KVPS
- Location: 30.4831° N, 86.5261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4831&lon=-86.5261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98598, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98598-2022-04-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 338 total, 36 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130218003189A

## Narrative

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

ON 18 FEBRUARY 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1330L, A CESSNA 172P, N98598, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT EGLIN AFB, FLORIDA (KVPS).  AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE SHOWED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 19 AT KVPS.  THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED A BLOWN NOSEWHEEL TIRE AND DAMAGED RIM,  A BENT AND CHIPPED PROPELLER TIP, AND A CRACKED ENGINE LOWER FIREWALL.  THE PILOT AND THE THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND TRANSITIONED TO WHAT FELT LIKE A SMOOTH LANDING ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR.  HOWEVER, THE LANDING DID NOT "STICK", AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUDDENLY AIRBORNE AGAIN, PROBABLY DUE TO A GUST OF WIND, HE ESTIMATED A MAXIMUM FLOAT HEIGHT OF 10 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY.

THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE ON THE RUNWAY BEFORE LANDING WAS COMPLETED. AS HE CLEARED THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE WAS OSCILLATING VERTICALLY.  HE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF TAXI WAY- M, AND SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE.

## 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 ERA13CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA146), Feb 18, 2013: Cessna 172P (N98598), Valparaiso, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane while landing in gusting wind conditions.

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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