# Accident 20160112000559A: Cessna 172S, Dothan, AL, January 12, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2016, 11:30 local time
- Place: Dothan, AL
- Airport: Dothan Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NX4S
- Location: 31.3217° N, 85.4514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3217&lon=-85.4514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N417ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N417ER) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 125 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160112000559A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON APPROACH, A SOLO FLIGHT STUDENT ON BOARD OF N417ER WAS CAUTIONED BY THE DOTHAN (DHN) CONTROL TOWER ABOUT WAKE TURBULENCE FROM A PREVIOUSLY DEPARTING AIRCRAFT.

PILOT PROCEEDED TO LAND AND EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AFTER BOUNCING SEVERAL TIMES DOWN THE RUNWAY 32. PILOT WAS ABLE TO TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY AND PARK THE AIRCRAFT AT THE LOCAL FIXED BASED OPERATOR (FBO). UPON POST FLIGHT INSPECTION IT WAS NOTED A PROPELLER AND FIREWALL DAMAGE.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED.

## 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 GAA16CA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA104), Jan 12, 2016: Cessna 172 (N417ER), Dothan, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot-rated student's hard landing, which resulted in fuselage damage.

## Other reports on N417ER (1)

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

- [Incident 20171110021849I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171110021849I), Nov 10, 2017: Cessna 172S (N417ER), Daytona Beach, FL, No damage. RDDL417, N417ER, C172 reported a bird strike. Aircraft landed without incident. Verified with maintenance department there was no damage to aircraft as a…

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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