# Accident 20181026020899A: Cessna 172R, Salina, KS, October 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 26, 2018, 14:30 local time
- Place: Salina, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: KKCS
- Location: 38.7850° N, 97.6458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7850&lon=-97.6458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N822KS (not matched to a registry record)
- 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: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181026020899A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 26, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1430 LOCAL TIME, A STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOTING A CESSNA 172R AT SALINA, KANSAS (SLN).   THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS.  ON THE 2ND TO LAST LANDING THE PILOT HIT HARD.  MAIN WHEELS HIT FIRST AND THEN THE PILOT ADDED POWER AND THE NOSE HIT HARD AGAIN BEFORE GOING AROUND.  THE PILOT REGAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TOOK OFF AND STAYED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN.  THE PILOT DECIDED TO DO ANOTHER TOUCH AND GO.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE SECOND LANDING WAS BUMPY, BUT NOT AS BAD AS THE FIRST LANDING.  AT THIS POINT THE PILOT DECIDED TO TRANSITION TO A FULL STOP AND CALL IT A DAY

THE PILOT TAXIED BACK TO THE K-STATE RAMP AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE NOSE GEAR AFTER SUCH A HARD HIT.  THE PILOT GLANCED AT THE PROP AND MENTIONED IT SEEMED TO BE FINE.

THE AIRMAN MENTIONED THE INCIDENT TO THE CFI WORKING FLIGHT OPERATIONS AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A BIG DEAL AND HE WAS BEING DRAMATIC.  THE STUDENT PILOT WANTED TO WRITE A DISCREPANCY BUT WAS UNSURE BECAUSE HE DID NOT NOTICE DAMAGE.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONFUSED ON WHAT TO WRITE SO NOTHING WAS WRITTEN UP OR REPORTED AT THIS TIME.

THE AIRMAN AND ONLY SOUL ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AT THE TIME OF THIS INCIDENT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (VMC) PREVAILED AT THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

PICTURES WERE TAKEN OF THE AIRCRAFT ON OCTOBER 29, 2018 AND FORWARDED TO THE OVERSEEING FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE.

## 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 GAA19CA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA042), Oct 26, 2018: Cessna 172 (N822KS), Salina, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, 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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