# Accident 20180505004769A: Cessna 172B, Fulton, NY, May 5, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2018, 08:30 local time
- Place: Fulton, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3519° N, 76.3856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3519&lon=-76.3856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7762X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7762X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180505004769A

## Narrative

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

ON 5/05/2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 LOCAL TIME, STUDENT PILOT RETURNED TO FZY FROM A SOLO FLIGHT. DURING FINAL TO RUNWAY 24,  PILOT STATED HE WAS HIGHER THAN ANTICIPATED AND COMPENSATED BY LOWERING THE NOSE. HE STATED HE WAS THEN DESCENDING FASTER THAN USUAL. AS HE FELT THE AIRCRAFT ENTTER GROUND EFFECT HE FLARED AND HIT THE RUNWAY HARD. HE STATED HE BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT SEVERAL TIMES, BEFORE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON RUNWAY 24. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE MOUNT, FIREWALL, BELLY, NOSE GEAR, AND RIGHT HAND FUSELAGE.

## 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 GAA18CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA267), May 5, 2018: Cessna 172 (N7762X), Fulton, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.

## Other reports on N7762X (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19840121002589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840121002589I), Jan 21, 1984: Cessna 172D (N7762X), Sjabeateles, NY. Rough engine. Landed on highway. Ice in strainer and carburetor. Aircraft sat out for six months without refueling.

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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