# Accident 20200612022129A: Cessna 172N, Reedsburg, WI, June 12, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2020, 16:00 local time
- Place: Reedsburg, WI
- Airport: Reedsburg Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5289° N, 89.9831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5289&lon=-89.9831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738VY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738VY) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 70 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200612022129A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 12, 2020 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500, A STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED REEDSBURG WI AIRPORT (C35) FOR HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT. UPON RETURN TO C35 THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO PORPOISE JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN WHICH RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED OFF THE RUNWAY THREE TIMES BEFORE SETTLING ON THE FOURTH TOUCHDOWN. THE SINGLE PILOT ON BOARD WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE FLIGHT WHICH LASTED ABOUT .6 HOURS.

## 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 CEN20CA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA257), Jun 12, 2020: Cessna 172 (N738VY), Reedsburg, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted a hard, bounced landing.

## Other reports on N738VY (2)

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

- [Incident 19971213043409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971213043409I), Dec 13, 1997: Cessna 172N (N738VY), San Bernadino, CA. Narrative: incident date-december 13, 1997. Place of occurrence-san luis obispo, CA (sbp) pilot-acosta, brian m., student pilot certificate number EE1742691…
- [Incident 19941125045309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941125045309I), Nov 25, 1994: Cessna 172N (N738VY), Santa Ynez, CA. Encountered deteriorating weather ands severe head wind. Low on fuel. Made precautionary landing off airport.

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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