# Accident 20130722015869A: Cessna 172S, New Smyrna Beac, FL, July 22, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2013, 08:30 local time
- Place: New Smyrna Beac, FL
- Airport: New Smyrna Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: IHMS
- Location: 29.0533° N, 80.9428° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.0533&lon=-80.9428&mi=10
- Aircraft: N121CW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N121CW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA335) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130722015869A

## Narrative

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

AFTER AN INITIAL GO-AROUND, STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST-EVER SOLO LANDING ATTEMPT PORPOISED THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDED HARD ON NOSE LANDING GEAR.  AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK FOR SECOND CIRCUIT OF PATTERN, AS BRIEFED AT START OF LESSON.  STUDENT'S INSTRUCTOR WITNESSED PORPOISE EVENT ON FIRST LANDING.  INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PERFORMED CURSORY INSPECTION AFTER SECOND LANDING, DIDN'T OBSERVE ANY DAMAGE, AND RETURNED TO HOME BASE.

NEXT CREW CONDUCTING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION DISCOVERED AIRCRAFT DAMAGE, INCLUDING BINDING FLIGHT CONTROLS, AND TIP SCORING ON ONE PROPELLER BLADE, THEN GROUNDED THE AIRCRAFT.  CLOSER INSPECTION REVEALED BUCKLED FIREWALL AND FLOORBOARDS.

## 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 ERA13CA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA335), Jul 22, 2013: Cessna 172S (N121CW), New Smyrna Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and subsequent inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N121CW (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20250730012669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250730012669A), Jul 30, 2025: Cessna 172S (N121CW), Kissimmee, FL, Substantial damage. PIC stated they departed kism at 1523, after a runup with normal indications. Climbed out at 74 KIAS, handed to orl departure to climb to 4000'. At…
- [Accident 20050918031429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050918031429A), Sep 18, 2005: Cessna 172S (N121CW), Show Low, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Aircraft sustained a tail strike during landing resulting in substantial damage to aft fuselage and empennage. Neither the pilot nor passengers received…
- [Incident 20050310004159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050310004159I), Mar 10, 2005: Cessna 172S (N121CW), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Engine quit during idle check in run up area. Induction fire started during restart of engine. Pilot was advised by ground control that "...you had a…

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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