# Accident 20160830015529A: Cessna 172N, Delta, UT, August 30, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2016, 11:00 local time
- Place: Delta, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.3836° N, 112.5022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3836&lon=-112.5022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734AV (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 37 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA496) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160830015529A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT CARRIED EXCESSIVE SPEED DURING FINAL APPROACH, LEADING TO PORPOISING DURING LANDING AND AN EVENTUAL HARD LANDING.  THIS CAUSED A PROPELLER STRIKE AND DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL.

## 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 GAA16CA496](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA496), Aug 30, 2016: Cessna 172 (N734AV), Delta, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, porpoised landing.

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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