# Accident 20170709011509A: Cessna 172M, Manassas, VA, July 9, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2017, 12:45 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7214° N, 77.5142° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7214&lon=-77.5142&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80399, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80399-2019-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA448) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170709011509A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED IN HER STATEMENT THAT SHE WAS FLYING SOLO IN THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT AT MANASSAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (HEF), CONDUCTING TOUCH-AND-GOES. ON HER FIFTH LANDING SHE INDUCED PORPOISING.

SHE CONDUCTED A GO-AROUND AND SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED AND TAXIED IN FOR SHUTDOWN. UPON HER POST FLIGHT INSPECTION, SHE DISCOVERED THAT THE PROPELLER WAS DAMAGED AND REPORTED IT TO THE FLIGHT SCHOOL.

MAINTENANCE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT AND DISCOVERED THAT THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER AND FUSELAGE WERE DAMAGED DURING THE FLIGHT. MAINTENANCE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT TO THE OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY, WHO DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT A TOTAL LOSS.

## 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 GAA17CA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA448), Jul 9, 2017: Cessna 172 (N80399), Manassas, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a porpoised 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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