# Accident 20180708015889A: Cessna 172R, Beaver Falls, PA, July 8, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2018, 16:00 local time
- Place: Beaver Falls, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: FB8S
- Location: 40.7725° N, 80.3914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7725&lon=-80.3914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N984BT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N984BT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 71 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA498) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180708015889A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING HER FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY TO MEADVILLE (KGKJ) AIRPORT.  ON THE LANDING AT BEAVER COUNTY (KBVI) AIRPORT, STUDENT APPEARED TO BE AT A LOW APPROACH ANGLE AND SHOWED 3 BOUNCES BEFORE GOING AROUND.  SECOND ATTEMPT SHOWED THE APPROACH TO BE SIMILAR TO THE FIRST WITH 3 BOUNCES BUT DID MANAGE TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT FROM TAXIWAY C TO THE MAIN RAMP AND AFTER SHUTDOWN, IT WAS NOTED THAT DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER WAS OBSERVED AS WELL AS DAMAGE TO THE FRONT STRUT OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA18CA498](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA498), Jul 8, 2018: Cessna 172 (N984BT), Beaver Falls, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a 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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