# Accident 20150625008799A: Cessna 172S, Traverse City, MI, June 25, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2015, 10:45 local time
- Place: Traverse City, MI
- Airport: Cherry Capital Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: JZ8S
- Location: 44.7431° N, 85.5878° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7431&lon=-85.5878&mi=10
- Aircraft: N195NW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N195NW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150625008799A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT BEGAN TO PORPOISE ON LANDING ON RUNWAY 18 DURING SOLO CROSS COUNTRY, LANDED HARD ON NOSE GEAR, STRIKING PROP AND DAMAGING LOWER FIREWALL AND ADJACENT STRUCTURE. AIRCRAFT WAS ABLE TO TAXI TO PARKING.

## 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 GAA15CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA140), Jun 25, 2015: Cessna 172 - S (N195NW), Traverse City, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing, resulting 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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