# Accident 20150722011849A: Cessna 172R, North Vernon, IN, July 22, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 2015, 22:00 local time
- Place: North Vernon, IN
- Airport: North Vernon Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: PF2S
- Location: 39.0450° N, 85.6036° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0450&lon=-85.6036&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133VU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N133VU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TIO-360 series (registry code 41572, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tio-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING TIO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 86 in this make and model, 37 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA208) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150722011849A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 22, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 2200 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A CE-172R, N133VU, OWNED BY VINCENNES UNIVERSITY, A TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL, LANDED HARD ON RUNWAY 23 AT NORTH VERNON, INDIANA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (OVO). THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL FIREWALL DAMAGE, A PROPELLER STRIKE AND A FLAT NOSE TIRE. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

THE PILOT WAS ACCOMPLISHING HER FIRST SOLO, NIGHT, CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATING FROM EAGLE CREEK AIRPORT (EYE), INDIANA TO OVO. THE AIRCRAFT WAS  OPERATING UNDER PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AS A PERSONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 23 AT OVO, THE PILOT MISJUDGED HER ALTITUDE AND LANDED HARD ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE A NUMBER OF TIMES.

## 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 GAA15CA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA208), Jul 23, 2015: Cessna 172R (N133VU), North Vernon, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing touchdown, 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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