# Accident 20160916018709A: Cessna 172S, Tooele, UT, September 16, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 2016, 16:35 local time
- Place: Tooele, UT
- Airport: Bolinder Field-Tooele Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: QN7S
- Location: 40.6114° N, 112.3508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6114&lon=-112.3508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N461SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N461SP) (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 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA523) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160916018709A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS AS A PART OF A PART 141 SOLO FLIGHT LESSON.  SHE HAD COMPLETED TWO TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS PRIOR THE ACCIDENT.  THE STUDENT STATED THAT THE LANDING HAD FELT NORMAL, HOWEVER SHE MAY HAVE BEEN SLIGHTLY NOSE DOWN, BUT THE LANDING RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING THAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE MULTIPLE TIMES.  SHE STATED THAT AFTER THE FIRST BOUNCE THE ?YOKE WAS LOCKED IN THE AFT POSITION, AND I COULD NOT PULL IT ANY FURTHER BACK TO ME.?  THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 3-4 MORE TIMES.  SHE REALIZED THAT HER RUDDER PEDALS ALSO WERE NOT WORKING.  SHE USED BREAKS TO STEER ON THE GROUND ONCE SHE AND HAD STOPPED BOUNCING.  SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND ONTO A TAXI WAY WHERE SHE STOPPED.

THE DAMAGE THAT IS VISIBLE WITHOUT A TEAR DOWN IS: PROPELLER CURLING AT BOTH ENDS.  LOWER FIREWALL BENT, BUCKLED AND TORN.  FIREWALL REINFORCEMENT BROKEN.  NOSE STRUT REQUIRES TEAR DOWN AND INSPECTION.  NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY REQUIRES TEAR DOWN AND INSPECTION.  ALL RIVETS FOR NOSE STRUT ARE BROKEN.  LOWER MOUNT FOR NOSE STRUT ARE BENT.  FUEL STRAINER BRACKETS ARE BENT.  ANGELS BEHIND FIREWALL (THE FOUR VISIBLE ONES) ARE BROKEN OR BENT.  TUNNEL CHANNEL BENT (WHICH COULD BE THE SOURCE OF THE YOKE NOT BEING ABLE TO MOVE).  COWL MOUNTS ON RIGHT SIDE ARE BROKEN.  LOWER SKIN AFT OF THE FIREWALL BUCKLED AND CREASED.  INTERIOR FLOOR BOARDS (BOTH SIDES) BUCKLED AND CREASED.  INTERIOR FORWARD REINFORCEMENT BRACKETS FROM FIREWALL AFT TO SEAT RAILS CREASED AND BUCKLED.  YOKE DISCONNECTED OR BROKEN AT LOWER ATTACH POINT.  RUDDER BEARING CAP ON PILOT SIDE INBOARD APPEARS BROKEN.  RUDDER SPRINGS BROKEN OR DISCONNECTED AT TUNNEL.  CENTER PEDESTAL BENT.  AFT FUSELAGE ABOVE BAGGAGE DOOR HAS DENT AND SMALL CREASE.  AFT PILOT WINDOW RETAINER IS DENTED.

THERE HAS BEEN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE FLIGHT CONTROLS ARE BELIEVED TO BE BOUND BY THE BENT TUNNEL CHANNEL.  THEY DO NOT APPEAR TO BE SEVERED.

THE PILOT 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 GAA16CA523](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA523), Sep 16, 2016: Cessna 172 (N461SP), Tooele, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced 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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