# Accident 20180713011059A: Cessna 172S, Batavia, OH, July 13, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2018, 15:00 local time
- Place: Batavia, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0789° N, 84.2097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0789&lon=-84.2097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12064, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12064) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 215 total, 10 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA425) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180713011059A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 13, 2018, N12064 A CE-172 WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT CLERMONT COUNTY AIRPORT (I69) DURING LANDING.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED BY A STUDENT PILOT DURING A SOLO FLIGHT.  DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 22 THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN, BUT DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPEED, BOUNCED APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET BACK INTO THE AIR.  THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO PUSH FORWARD ON THE YOKE TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM BOUNCING.  THIS RESULTED IN THE NOSE WHEEL STRIKING THE RUNWAY PRIOR TO THE MAIN WHEELS.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED A COUPLE MORE TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON THE RUNWAY AND PULLING OFF ON THE TAXIWAY.  THE PILOT THEN ELECTED TO TAXI BACK TO THE RUNWAY FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF AND LANDING.  ACCORDING TO OBSERVERS, THE SECOND LANDING WAS ?HARD?.  THE PILOT TAXIED TO THE PARKING SPOT AND SHUT DOWN.  WHILE SECURING THE AIRCRAFT THE PILOT NOTICED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND BUCKLING OF THE UNDERSIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AS WELL AS NOSE GEAR DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA18CA425](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA425), Jul 13, 2018: Cessna 172 (N12064), Batavia, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student 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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