# Accident 20160814014449A: Cessna 172K, Fulton, MO, August 14, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2016, 11:02 local time
- Place: Fulton, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8406° N, 92.0025° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8406&lon=-92.0025&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78242, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78242) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 413 total, 77 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA473](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA473) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160814014449A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING AT ELTON HENSLEY MEMORIAL AIRPORT (KFTT) IN FULTON, MO.  UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES RESULTING IN THE NOSE STRUT COLLAPSING AND A PROP STRIKE ON THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE SECTION.  THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 GAA16CA473](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA473), Aug 14, 2016: Cessna 172 (N78242), Fulton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in the airplane porpoising.

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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