# Accident 20130803019129A: Cessna 172N, Knoxville, TN, August 3, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2013, 11:45 local time
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Knoxville Downtown Island
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9639° N, 83.8736° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9639&lon=-83.8736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737PD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737PD-2018-03-29) (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: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA404) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130803019129A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT PORPOISED AND HIT THE NOSE GEAR ON LANDING. THE LANDING GEAR WAS FOLDED BACK TO THE FUSELAGE AND THE PROPELLER WAS SERVERELY DAMAGED.

REVIEW OF THE STUDENTS LOGBOOK INDICATED NON COMPLIANCE WITH FAR 61.87.

## 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 ERA13CA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA404), Aug 3, 2013: Cessna 172N (N737PD), Knoxville, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N737PD (1)

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

- [Incident 19880426025249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880426025249I), Apr 26, 1988: Cessna 172N (N737PD), Batson, TX, Minor damage. Student pilot had a loss of engine power on a crosscountry flight. Forced landing in a pasture. Cause undetermined

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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