# Accident 20200709014789A: Cessna 172R, Lewiston, ME, July 9, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2020, 13:00 local time
- Place: Lewiston, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.0486° N, 70.2836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0486&lon=-70.2836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N722SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N722SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total, 141 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200709014789A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON SOLO FLIGHT LANDED NOSEWHEEL FIRST.

## 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 ERA20CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA250), Jul 9, 2020: Cessna 172 (N722SA), Auburn, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing on the nosegear and nosegear collapse.

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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