# Accident 20201013017059A: Cessna 172N, Williston, FL, October 13, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2020, 09:45 local time
- Place: Williston, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3546° N, 82.4706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3546&lon=-82.4706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6158G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6158G) (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: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 99 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201013017059A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 13, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 09:45 EST, N6158G, A CESSNA C172 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, BOUNCED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 5 AT WILLISTON, FL (X60).  AFTER PARKING THE AIRCRAFT, THE PILOT OBSERVED BOTH PROPELLER BLADES HAD CONTACTED THE RUNWAY DURING HIS LANDING.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.  ONLY THE PILOT WAS ABOARD THE AIRCRAFT, HE WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED IAW TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 OPERATIONS.

## 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 ERA21LA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA032), Oct 13, 2020: Cessna 172N (N6158G), Williston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N6158G (1)

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

- [Incident 19920606044989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920606044989I), Jun 6, 1992: Cessna 172N (N6158G), Fall River, MA, Minor damage. On simulated engine failure. Pilot landed long and fast. Departed end of runway.

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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