# Accident 20170112000319A: Cessna 172S, Punta Gorda, FL, January 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2017, 16:30 local time
- Place: Punta Gorda, FL
- Airport: Punta Gorda
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: QYYS
- Location: 26.9189° N, 81.9908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.9189&lon=-81.9908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10897, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10897) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 56 total, 56 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA122) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170112000319A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT  ON FIRST CROSS COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT PDG DURING A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 04.

PILOT ELECTED TO IN-ROUTE BACK TO FMY AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT

PILOT TAXIED TO THE RAMP AND AFTER SHUTTING THE AIRCRAFT DOWN REALIZED THERE WAS PROPELLER DAMAGE.

PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT IN FLIGHT OR ON THE APPROACH.

INSPECTION REVEALED PROPELLER DAMAGE, SUBSTANTIAL FIREWALL DAMAGE, LOWER FUSELAGE DAMAGE, AND COCKPIT FLOOR DAMAGE UNDER THE RUDDER PEDALS.

## 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 GAA17CA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA122), Jan 12, 2017: Cessna 172 (N10897), Punta Gorda, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain proper pitch control, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.

## Other reports on N10897 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20180301001329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180301001329I), Mar 1, 2018: Cessna 172S (N10897), Fort Myers, FL, Minor damage. On March 1, 2018 student pilot [privacy data omitted] preformed five successful landings with his instructor. Based on [privacy data omitted] performance and…

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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