# Accident 20210620007939A: Cessna 172K, Kooskia, ID, June 20, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2021, 11:30 local time
- Place: Kooskia, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1208° N, 114.9273° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1208&lon=-114.9273&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79523, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79523-2023-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 213 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210620007939A

## Narrative

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

APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY WAS FASTER THAN NORMAL AND TOO STEEP. AIRCRAFT PORPOISED UPON LANDING AND EVENTUALLY FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

## 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 WPR21LA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA241), Jun 20, 2021: Cessna 172 (N79523), Moose Creek Ranger Station, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a bounced hard landing and subsequent nose over.

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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