# Accident 20210911022619A: Cessna 172P, Kennesaw, GA, September 11, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2021, 20:59 local time
- Place: Kennesaw, GA
- Airport: Mccullum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0131° N, 84.5910° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0131&lon=-84.5910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9522L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9522L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 67 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210911022619A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH, ON INITIAL CONTACT THE AIRPLANE HIT HARD AND BOUNCED OFF AND BALLOONED INTO THE AIR 3 TIMES. SEVERE DAMAGE TO NOSE LANDING GEAR , FIREWALL AND COCKPIT FLOOR STRUCTURE.

## 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 ERA22LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA021), Sep 11, 2021: Cessna 172P (N9522L), Kennesaw, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing.

## Other reports on N9522L (1)

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

- [Accident 20230930020749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230930020749A), Sep 30, 2023: Cessna 172P (N9522L), Greensboro, GA, Substantial damage. On September 30, 2023, approximately 1235, student pilot on a cross country SOL0 flight. Landed at Greensboro regional airport (kcpp), student pilot taxied…

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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