# Accident 20180806010339A: Cessna 172M, Crystal River, FL, August 6, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2018, 10:30 local time
- Place: Crystal River, FL
- Airport: Crystal River-Captain Tom Davi
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8672° N, 82.5747° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8672&lon=-82.5747&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9608H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9608H) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 522 total, 36 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA478](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA478) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180806010339A

## Narrative

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

ON MONDAY, AUGUST 6, 2018, THE PILOT RENTED A 1975 CESSNA 172M N9608H FROM A FIXED BASE OPERATOR LOCATED AT CRYSTAL RIVER, FL (KCGC).   AT APPROXIMATELY 1030, THE PILOT HAD A HARD LANDING RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE IN N9608H AT KCGC CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATES THAT THERE WERE NO COCKPIT DISTRACTIONS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY, AND THAT HE WAS FEELING FINE AND RELAXED WITH NO STRESS.  THE PILOT FURTHER STATES THAT PERHAPS THIS INCIDENT WAS DUE TO EXCESS SPEED AND FLARING TOO HIGH AND DROPPING IT IN.

THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY SOLE ABOARD AND HAD NO INJURIES.

## 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 GAA18CA478](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA478), Aug 6, 2018: Cessna 172 (N9608H), Crystal River, FL, 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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