# Accident 20200711011549A: Cessna 172N, Liberty, SC, July 11, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2020, 13:40 local time
- Place: Liberty, SC
- Airport: Pickens County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8100° N, 82.7028° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8100&lon=-82.7028&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737WA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737WA) (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: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200711011549A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT OF N737WA WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S AT (LQK) PICKENS COUNTY AIRPORT, SC. DURING HIS SEVENTH TOUCH AND GO, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED BOUNCING UPON TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES AND THEN ROTATED FORWARD AS THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY AND THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA20CA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA249), Jul 11, 2020: Cessna 172 (N737WA), Pickens, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N737WA (1)

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

- [Incident 20220209002869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220209002869I), Feb 9, 2022: Cessna 172N (N737WA), Anderson, SC, Minor damage. During approach to land as the second notch of flaps were requested a loud bang and immediate right turn with loss of altitude. Pilot corrected the turn as…

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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