# Accident 20160802012969A: Cessna 172S, Oak Island, NC, August 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2016, 10:45 local time
- Place: Oak Island, NC
- Airport: Cape Fear Regional Jetport/Howie F
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9325° N, 78.0717° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9325&lon=-78.0717&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24447, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24447) (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: 169 total, 56 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA421) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160802012969A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 2, 2016, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30AM, MR. MERRILL HOLDEN, PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NUMBER #003822518, CRASH LANDED  A RENTED CESSNA 172, N24447, ON RUNWAY 23, AT CAPE FEAR REGIONAL AIRPORT, LOCATED IN OAK ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE WAS OUT FLYING IN THE PATTERN THAT DAY COMPLETING SOME TOUCH AND GOES.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND ONLY 1 SOLE ONBOARD.

INSPECTION SHOWED SOME WRINKLES IN THE LOWER FIREWALL.  THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE MOUNTS WERE IN TACT.

## 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 GAA16CA421](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA421), Aug 2, 2016: Cessna 172 (N24447), Oak Island, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and substantial damage to the firewall.

## Other reports on N24447 (1)

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

- [Incident 20230804011169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230804011169I), Aug 4, 2023: Cessna 172S (N24447), Hondo, TX, Minor damage. On 4 August 2023, at approximately 1500 CST, aircraft [privacy data omitted], a Cessna model 172S experienced winds causing the aircraft to drop and land short…

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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