# Accident 20171021014909A: Cessna 120, New Bern, NC, October 21, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2017, 10:19 local time
- Place: New Bern, NC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.0736° N, 77.0425° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0736&lon=-77.0425&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72552, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72552) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 420 total, 6 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA027) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171021014909A

## Narrative

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

THE PIC FLEW THE CE-120 ON A FLIGHT FROM (OCW) AIRPORT THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT TO HIS HOME BASE AIRPORT (EWN). HE DECIDED TO WORK IN THE PATTERN TO DO SOME PRACTICE TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS. THE FIRST LANDING WENT WELL, BUT ON THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD ON THE LEFT LANDING GEAR AND BOUNCED AND THE PIC DID NOT MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE BOUNCE AND THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A LEFT HAND TURN AND CONTINUED VEERING TO THE LEFT AND AS THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY THE PIC APPLIED BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER INVERTED IN THE GRASSY AREA BETWEEN THE RWY AND THE TAXIWAY.

## 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 GAA18CA027](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA027), Oct 21, 2017: Cessna 120 (N72552), New Bern, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent failure to maintain directional control during 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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