# Accident 20181121022799A: Cessna 172S, Ogden, UT, November 21, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2018, 20:30 local time
- Place: Ogden, UT
- Airport: Ogden-Hinckley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: Q2RS
- Location: 41.1894° N, 112.0150° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1894&lon=-112.0150&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21621, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21621) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 297 total, 251 in this make and model, 66 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181121022799A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING PHASE THE STUDENT PILOT INITIATED THE FLARE, DESCENDED THROUGH GROUND EFFECTS AND WAS WITHIN A FEW FEET OF THE RUNWAY WHEN THEY RELEASED A SUFFICIENT AMOUNT OF YOLK BACKPRESSURE (NOSE-UP) CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO ABRUPTLY CONTACT THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE THEN SETTLED DOWN ON ALL THREE WHEELS.  NO LOSS OF CONTROL DURING ROLL-OUT.

## 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 GAA19CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA076), Nov 22, 2018: Cessna 172 (N21621), Ogden, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N21621 (1)

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

- [Incident 20070804017399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070804017399I), Aug 4, 2007: Cessna 172S (N21621), Carlsbad, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Nose wheel tire blew out on rollout after landing, causing plane to swerve slightly to left. Left main gear clipped runway or taxiway light, resulting in…

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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