# Accident 20210919016179A: Cessna 172K, Auburn, CA, September 19, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2021, 14:00 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9548° N, 121.0817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9548&lon=-121.0817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84068, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84068-2023-06-19) (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: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA364) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210919016179A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON INITIAL SOLO FLIGHT.  AFTER TAKE-OFF AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 20  FEET THE RAPIDLY DESCENDED BACK DOWN TO THE RUNWAY LANDING VERY HARD.  FLIGHT TERMINATED.  POST FLIGHT INSPECTION BY FAA INSPECTOR REVEALED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE FIREWALL, FUSELAGE STRUCTURE AND A PROPELLER STRIKE.  MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATE ALL INSPECTIONS CURRENT. THIS INVESTIGATION CFI WHO ENDORSED THIS STUDENT FOR A SOLO FLIGHT DID NOT HAVE A CURRENT MEDICAL.  THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED VIA SEPARATE INVESTIGATION.

## 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 WPR21LA364](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA364), Sep 19, 2021: Cessna 172 (N84068), Auburn, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadequate flare which resulted in a hard and bounced landing.

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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