# Accident 20190125000349A: Cessna R172K, Troutdale, OR, January 25, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 2019, 16:00 local time
- Place: Troutdale, OR
- Airport: Troutdale Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5494° N, 122.4014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5494&lon=-122.4014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736QV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736QV-2020-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 84 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190125000349A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT EXECUTED THREE TOUCH AND GOES WITH INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD. THE INSTRUCTOR EXITED AIRCRAFT FOR THE STUDENTS 3RD SOLO. THE STUDENT PILOT EXECUTED 3 MORE SUCCESSFUL TOUCH AND GOES. ON WHAT WAS TO BE THE FINAL FULL STOP LANDING, THE STUDENT PILOT FLARED TOO HIGH, BOUNCED AND PORPOISED 3 TIMES BEFORE BEING ABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT. THE PROPELLER CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR IMPACT DAMAGED THE FIREWALL AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURE BEHIND THE FIREWALL.

## 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 GAA19CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA134), Jan 26, 2019: Cessna R172 (N736QV), Troutdale, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain the proper pitch attitude during touchdown, which resulted in a bounced landing and subsequent propeller strike.

## Other reports on N736QV (1)

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

- [Accident 19780323005829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780323005829A), Mar 23, 1978: Cessna 172D (N736QV), Augusta, GA, Substantial damage. Acft overweight by 115LBS.

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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