# Accident 20150307002959A: Cessna 172S, Richmond, VA, March 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2015, 15:18 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5053° N, 77.3197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5053&lon=-77.3197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144ME, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N144ME) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA150) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150307002959A

## Narrative

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

N144ME BOUNCED ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 AT RIC.  WINDS WERE GUSTY, AT ABOUT 15 KNOTS.  PILOT DID NOT CORRECTLY RESPOND TO THE BOUNCE.  THE SECOND BOUNCE BLEW THE NOSE TIRE, PROP STRIKE, AND SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL DAMAGE WAS INCURRED, PRIMARILY TO THE FIREWALL AND FLOOR STRUCTURE.

## 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 ERA15CA150](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA150), Mar 7, 2015: Cessna 172S (N144ME), Richmond, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate landing flare which resulted in a hard landing and substantial damage to the airplane.

## Other reports on N144ME (2)

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

- [Incident 20241225021529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241225021529I), Dec 25, 2024: Cessna 172S (N144ME), Leesburg, VA, Minor damage. Pilot was at the airport with two family member passengers intending to fly a C172 on a trip down the hudson river corridor as part of a group. Weather…
- [Accident 20090413048709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090413048709A), Apr 13, 2009: Cessna 172S (N144ME), York, PA. During cross country solo, student landed at thv(York/thomasville airport) during landing aircraft bounced once, settled and became airbourne a second time and…

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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