# Accident 20160519004689A: Cessna 172S, Newport News, VA, May 19, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2016, 18:00 local time
- Place: Newport News, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BGSS
- Location: 37.1278° N, 76.4958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1278&lon=-76.4958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1724U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1724U) (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: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160519004689A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO TRAFFIC PATTERN FLIGHT AND LANDING. THE PILOT LANDED FLAT CAUSING THE PLANE TO PORPOISE. THE NOSE WHEEL DEFLATED AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA16CA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA268), May 19, 2016: Cessna 172 (N1724U), Newport News, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's incorrect pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in abnormal runway contact and a substantially damaged firewall.

## Other reports on N1724U (2)

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

- [Incident 20250328001869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250328001869I), Mar 28, 2025: Cessna 172S (N1724U), Toms River, NJ, Minor damage. A student pilot, on his first solo flight experienced an un-forecasted gust of wind. The student did not correct properly, which caused a hard landing and the…
- [Incident 20140124001222I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140124001222I), Jan 24, 2014: Cessna 172S (N1724U), Lynchburg, VA, Minor damage. Night flight operations. Pilot started engine of CE-172 and then proceeded to adjust pilot seat. During this time, the CE-172 began to move across the ramp 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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