# Accident 20191117018489A: Cessna 172S, Dubois, PA, November 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2019, 17:20 local time
- Place: Dubois, PA
- Airport: Dubois Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1783° N, 78.8986° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1783&lon=-78.8986&mi=10
- Aircraft: N683SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N683SP) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 97 total, 38 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA20CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191117018489A

## Narrative

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

11/17/2019 PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT KDUJ, ON RUNWAY 25. WITH APPROXIMATELY 1000' REMAINING THE AIRCRAFT LANDED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SEVERE DAMAGE WITH A PROP STRIKE, NOSE GEAR BENT FORWARD, BROKEN NOSE GEAR STEERING, SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE STRUCTURE. THE PILOT CALLED ON UNICOM FREQUENCY TO GET ASSISTANCE FROM AIRPORT GROUND PERSONNEL TO BE TOWED FROM THE RUNWAY.  NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGER.

## 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 GAA20CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA20CA089), Nov 17, 2019: Cessna 172 (N683SP), DuBois, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper fuel management, which resulted in fuel starvation and a total loss of engine power, and his subsequent 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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