# Incident 20210710010589I: Cessna 172R, Petaluma, CA, July 10, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 2021, 12:00 local time
- Place: Petaluma, CA
- Airport: Petaluma Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2558° N, 122.6013° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2558&lon=-122.6013&mi=10
- Aircraft: N996RA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N996RA) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 15 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210710010589I

## Narrative

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

N996RA, C172, HARD LANDING AT PETALUMA. CA POB: 4, NO INJURIES.

## 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 WPR21LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA269), Jul 10, 2021: Cessna 172R (N996RA), Petaluma, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare which resulted in a hard landing following a partial loss of electrical power. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s distraction and hampered visual function.

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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