# Accident 20170628009609A: Cessna 172R, Emporia, VA, June 28, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2017, 12:46 local time
- Place: Emporia, VA
- Airport: Emporia-Greensville Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.6869° N, 77.4828° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6869&lon=-77.4828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2460A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2460A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 40 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170628009609A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED THE AIRCRAFT ABOVE THE RUNWAY RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING AND LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND RUNWAY EDGE LIGHTING CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA17CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17CA216), Jun 28, 2017: Cessna 172 (N2460A), Emporia, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain an adequate airspeed for landing and his improper landing flare and recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N2460A (1)

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

- [Accident 20250822012289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250822012289A), Aug 22, 2025: Cessna 172R (N2460A), Brooksville, FL, Substantial damage. A student pilot was flying solo on approach to land on runway 27, for his 2nd touch and go. Upon making contact with the runway, the aircraft bounced upon…

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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