# Accident 20180126001219A: Cessna 172N, Silver City, NM, January 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2018, 10:00 local time
- Place: Silver City, NM
- Airport: Whiskey Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7556° N, 108.2097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7556&lon=-108.2097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1046F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1046F-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180126001219A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 26, 2018, AT 1000 MST, A CESSNA 172, N1046F, REGISTERED TO EASTERN AIRZONA WINGS LLC, LANDED TO THE RIGHT OF RUNWAY 35 AT WHISKEY CREEK AIRPORT (94E), SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO, WHILE ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEROROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SAFFORD, AZ (SAD) ON JANUARY 26, 2018 EARLIER IN THE MORNING.

## 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 GAA18CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA112), Jan 26, 2018: Cessna 172 (N1046F), Silver City, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard, bounced 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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