# Accident 20180405003339A: Cessna 172M, Livermore, CA, April 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2018, 12:03 local time
- Place: Livermore, CA
- Airport: Livermore  Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6919° N, 121.8194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6919&lon=-121.8194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1438U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1438U) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 963 total, 826 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA201) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180405003339A

## Narrative

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

WHILE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 25L AT LIVERMORE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT CA, A LOW LEVEL WIND GUST PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TOWARDS THE LEFT (SOUTH) SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  WHEN THE CFI BECAME AWARE OF WHAT WAS OCCURRING, HE TRIED TO GRAB THE CONTROLS FROM THE STUDENT AND GO AROUND, BUT IT WAS TOO LATE.  FULL THROTTLE WAS APPLIED, BUT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED OFF THE GROUND WITH THE RIGHT WHEEL ON THE RUNWAY AND LEFT WHEEL IN THE GRASS.  CFI FELT THAT WHILE LEFT WHEEL WAS IN THE GRASS THAT IT CAUGHT ON SOMETHING, SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT.   THEY LANDED SIDEWAYS OF THE RUNWAY, NOSE WHEEL FIRST, WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE WHEEL TO BREAK OFF AND THE PROP TO STRIKE.

## 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 GAA18CA201](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA201), Apr 5, 2018: Cessna 172 (N1438U), Livermore, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain runway centerline and flight instructor’s delayed remedial action 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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