# Accident 20180429010699A: Cessna 172S, Palo Alto, CA, April 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2018, 19:40 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4611° N, 122.1150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4611&lon=-122.1150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N254EK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N254EK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 136 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA294) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180429010699A

## Narrative

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

LIVERMORE, CA (LVK): N254EK, C172, AIRCRAFT PORPOISED ON LANDING AND SUSTAINED A PROP STRIKE WITH POSSIBLE FIRE WALL DAMAGE. NOTE: THIS IS A LATE REPORT AND IT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME WHAT DAY THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. A FERRY PERMIT WAS SUBMITTED FOR THIS AIRCRAFT ON 5/15/18 (INCIDENT WAS SOMETIME PRIOR). IT IS ALSO UNKNOWN HOW MANY PEOPLE ON BOARD; HOWEVER, NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED. DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 05/14/2018 1900Z ENTERED ON 05/21

## 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 GAA18CA294](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA294), Apr 30, 2018: Cessna 172 (N254EK), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, 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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