# Incident 20130407005079I: Cessna 172N, Fresno, CA, April 7, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 2013, 16:12 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7477° N, 119.7724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fresno, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7477&lon=-119.7724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5832J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5832J) (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: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 42 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130407005079I

## Narrative

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

THE PIC WAS A LOW TIME STUDENT PILOT PRACTICING SHORT/SOFT FIELD LANDINGS TO GAIN PROFICIENCY. AFTER A HARD, BOUNCED LANDING IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT.  WHEN TAXIING BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY, THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL PANT FLANGE STRUCK AND BROKE A RUNWAY LIGHT.  COSMETIC DAMAGE ONLY TO THE PLANE.

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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