# Accident 20160918015719A: Cessna 172N, Auburn, CA, September 18, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 2016, 11:50 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9547° N, 121.0817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9547&lon=-121.0817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7560D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7560D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 110 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA511](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA511) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160918015719A

## Narrative

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

ON FINAL APPROACH TO LAND, PILOT STATED HE WAS TOO HIGH AND SUBSEQUENTLY TOO FAST. HE PROCEEDED TO BOUNCE THE AIRCRAFT AND ON THE SECOND BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 GAA16CA511](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA511), Sep 18, 2016: Cessna 172 (N7560D), Auburn, CA, 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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