# Accident 20161110022779A: Cessna 172P, Concord, NH, November 10, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 2016, 16:30 local time
- Place: Concord, NH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.2028° N, 71.5022° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2028&lon=-71.5022&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53402, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 30 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161110022779A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC WAS PRACTICING LANDINGS IN THE AIRCRAFT ON RUNWAY 17.  ON THE SECOND LANDING, THE PIC STATED THAT HER APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY WAS FASTER THAN  USUAL.  SHE STATED THAT THE EXCESS AIRSPEED CAUSED HER TO BALLOON WHEN SHE FLARED FOR LANDING, AND DURING HER RECOVERY FROM THE BALLOON SHE STRUCK THE GROUND HARD IN A FLAT ATTITUDE.  AN EYEWITNESS STATED THAT HE HEARD THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FULLY COMPRESS, WHICH MADE AN AUDIBLE BANG.  THE PIC APPLIED FULL POWER AND WENT AROUND.  THE EYEWITNESS REPORTED THE EVENT TO PERSONNEL AT THE FBO, WHO CONTACTED THE PIC VIA THE COMMON TRAFFIC ADVISORY FREQUENCY AND ADVISED HER TO LAND AND RETURN TO THE FBO.  THE PIC MADE AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING AND TAXIIED TO THE RAMP.  INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT FIREWALL IN TWO LOCATIONS.  NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED.

## 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 GAA17CA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA067), Nov 10, 2016: Cessna 172 (N53402), Concord, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard 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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