# Accident 20141115023759A: Cessna Aircraft Co 162, Santa Rosa, CA, November 15, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2014, 13:00 local time
- Place: Santa Rosa, CA
- Airport: Charles M. Schulz - Sonoma Cou
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5125° N, 122.8144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5125&lon=-122.8144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5216N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5216N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 162 (registry code 060005E, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-200 series (registry code 17402, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-200-D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 12 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141115023759A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 14 AT CHARLES M. SCHULTZ AIRPORT IN SANTA ROSA, CA. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AFTER THE FIRST TOUCHDOWN THEN LANDED HARD ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED WHICH CAUSED THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE AND FIREWALL. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR15CA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA068), Nov 15, 2014: Cessna E162 (N5216N), Santa Rosa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent nose gear collapse.

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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