# Accident 20211108020249A: Cessna 172S, Madison, MS, November 8, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2021, 15:15 local time
- Place: Madison, MS
- Airport: Bruce Campbell Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4405° N, 90.1033° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4405&lon=-90.1033&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5321A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5321A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211108020249A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED ON APPROACH SHE A LITTLE HIGH, WHICH RESULTED IN EXCESS SPEED ON TOUCHDOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON FIRST TOUCHDOWN.  THE SECOND BOUNCE WAS MORE SEVERE WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO INCREASE IN ALTITUDE.  THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LAND IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE WHICH CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE AND THE PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND.  AIRCRAFT DAMAGE CONSISTED OF NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE, FIREWALL STRUCTURE DAMAGE AND BOTH PROPELLER BLADES STRUCK THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CEN22LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA056), Nov 8, 2021: Cessna 172 (N5321A), Madison, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain aircraft control following a 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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