# Accident 20190925018609A: Cessna 172S, St Augustine, FL, September 25, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2019, 14:31 local time
- Place: St Augustine, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9592° N, 81.3397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9592&lon=-81.3397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N309BR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N309BR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA590](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA590) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190925018609A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON CROSS COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT. HARD LANDING RUNWAY 31 AT TAXIWAY B2, WITH BLOWN NOSE TIRE AND PROPELLER STRIKE. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE NOSE GEAR IS CROOKED FROM THE HARD LANDING. THE NOSE GEAR FIREWALL ATTACH FITTING HAS SHEARED RIVETS. THE FIREWALL HAS A LARGE TEAR (APPROX. 1 FOOT)AND CRUMBLED SEVERELY ABOVE NOSE GEAR ATTACH POINT. FLOOR BOARDS BELOW THE RUDDER PEDALS, BOTH SIDES, CRUMBLED.

## 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 GAA19CA590](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA590), Sep 25, 2019: Cessna 172 (N309BR), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced, 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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