# Incident 20200624008299I: Cessna 172R, Morristown, NJ, June 24, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2020, 11:45 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: Y48S
- Location: 40.7966° N, 74.4773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7966&lon=-74.4773&mi=10
- Aircraft: N184AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N184AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 75 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200624008299I

## Narrative

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

DURING A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT THE STUDENT PILOT ENTERED A STANDARD TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 31 AT (KMMU), MORRISTOWN AIRPORT AND SUFFERED A HARD LANDING.

STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FELT A BIT HIGH DURING FINAL APPROACH AND PROCEEDED TO PITCH THE NOSE DOWN TO ESTABLISH A BETTER ANGLE OF APPROACH. STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE. ON THE SECOND BOUNCE THE AIRCRAFT HIT HARD AND WAS ABOVE THE GROUND AGAIN. AT THAT POINT STUDENT DID NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE LANDING AND PERFORMED A GO AROUND PROCEDURE. THE STUDENT FLEW A STANDARD TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 31 AND LANDED SUCCESSFULLY. UPON EXITING THE RUNWAY AT TAXIWAY BRAVO, THE STUDENT FELT THE NOSE WHEEL WASN?T MOVING TOO MUCH. HE THEN INFORMED GROUND CONTROL THAT HE HAD A FLAT TIRE AND WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO TAXI TO THE WEST TIE DOWN. AFTER SHUT DOWN, THE  STUDENT NOTICED THAT THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE WAS FLAT AND BOTH PROPELLER TIPS WERE DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP.

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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