# Accident 20150417011729A: Cessna 172P, Barrigada, GU, April 17, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2015, 07:55 local time
- Place: Barrigada, GU
- Airport: Guam International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 13.4839° N, 144.7992° E: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=13.4839&lon=144.7992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9853L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9853L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150417011729A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT, DID ONE PATTERN WITH NO ISSUES.  SECOND PATTERN FLARED AND LANDED HARD, EXECUTED GO AROUND AND PERFORMED FULL STOP LANDING.  AFTER ENGINE SHUT DOWN, COMPLETED CHECKLIST AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.  DAMAGE WAS NOTICED SOMETIME LATER BY A COMPANY EMPLOYEE AND CONSISTS OF STRIKE DAMAGE TO THE PROP (BOTH BLADES) DAMAGE TO SHOCK STRUT, SHEARED RIVETS ON FIREWALL AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO FIREWALL - FIREWALL IS WRINKLED.

BLOCK 31 WOULD NOT ACCEPT A STUDENT CERTIFICATE UNDER THE CORRECT NAME:

THE STUDENT IS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, 143 HRS IN MAKE & MODEL, 62 HOURS LAST 90 DAYS, 46 HOURS LAST YEAR AND 143 TOTAL HOURS.

## 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 GAA15CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA058), Apr 17, 2015: Cessna 172P (N9853L), Tamuning, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control, resulting in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N9853L (1)

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

- [Accident 20111006025289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111006025289A), Oct 6, 2011: Cessna 172P (N9853L), Tamuning, GU, Substantial damage. Pilot was conducting a discovery flight (flying orientation) to a japanese national for this flight. Flight was normal until clearing runway 6R on e taxiway -…

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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