# Accident 20170724015599A: Cessna 172, Powell, WY, July 24, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2017, 15:15 local time
- Place: Powell, WY
- Airport: Powell Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8728° N, 108.7958° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8728&lon=-108.7958&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6470E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6470E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA437) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170724015599A

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS CONDUCTING FLIGHT TRAINING WHEN ON SHORT APPROACH THE STUDENT PILOT FROZE ON THE CONTROLS RESULTING IN THE AIRCRAFT HITTING THE RUNWAY HARD IN A NOSE UP LEFT CRAB. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TAIL ON THE RUNWAY THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT IMPACTING THE LEFT WING ON THE RUNWAY CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING. THE INSTRUCTOR HAD APPLIED POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE NOSE BUT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE ATTITUDE BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. DURING THE EVENT A RUNWAY LIGHT WAS DAMAGED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

## 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 GAA17CA437](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA437), Jul 24, 2017: Cessna 172 (N6470E), Powell, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to relinquish the flight controls, 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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