# Accident 20130810014109A: Cessna 172S, Prescott, AZ, August 10, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2013, 09:45 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BF8S
- Location: 34.6633° N, 112.4236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6633&lon=-112.4236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N544ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130810014109A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON SECOND SOLO FLIGHT REPORTED A DOWNDRAFT JUST PRIOR TO FLARE.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED NOSE WHEEL FIRST.  PROPELLER BLADES DID NOT CONTACT RUNWAY.  HARD LANDING INSPECTION FOUND THE FIREWALL BUCKLED ABOVE THE MOUNT FOR THE NOSE STRUT.

STUDENT PILOT HAD HISTORY OF UNSATISFACTORY PERFORMANCE IN FLIGHT FUNDAMENTALS AND APPROACH & LANDING.

PART 141 SCHOOL FLIGHT TRAINING RECORDS PROCEDURES DOES NOT REQUIRE A SPECIFIC RECORD OF TRAINING TO REDRESS UNSATIFACTORY PERFORMANCE ON PREVIOUS FLIGHTS.  SCHOOL CLAIMED LIABILITY ISSUES IN RESTRICTING COMMENTS ON CORRECTING DEFICIENCIES.

## 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 WPR13CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA375), Aug 10, 2013: Cessna 172S (N544ER), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper 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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