# Accident 20160718011219A: Cessna 172S, Chesterfield, MO, July 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2016, 15:00 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: DFJS
- Location: 38.6603° N, 90.6458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6603&lon=-90.6458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N128RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N128RM-2018-05-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 -L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA386) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160718011219A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT WAS ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT AND SHE HAD MADE ONE SOLO TRAFFIC PATTERN, THEN ON THE SECOND LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED WITH THE FLARE, THE STUDENT PILOTS COMPETENCY ON THE FLIGHT CONTROLS RESULTED IN A HARD NOSE WHEEL LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE NOSE STRUT COLLAPSED AND RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL. ALSO PROPELLOR STRIKE.

## 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 GAA16CA386](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA386), Jul 18, 2016: Cessna 172 (N128RM), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise and substantial damage to the firewall.

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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