# Accident 20140408003589A: Cessna 172S, Albuquerque, NM, April 8, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2014, 13:30 local time
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Airport: Double Eagle II
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0403° N, 106.6092° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0403&lon=-106.6092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5306U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5306U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 76 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140408003589A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 8, 2014 AT 13:30 MDT, A CESSNA 172, N5306U, REGISTERED TO LMJS AVIATION LLC MADE A HARD LANDING AT DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT (AEG), ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO WHILE ON A SOLO TRAINING FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT, A STUDENT PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT AEG ON APRIL 8, 2014, AT 1300 MDT.

## 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 CEN14CA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA191), Apr 8, 2014: Cessna 172S (N5306U), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare that resulted in a bounced 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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