# Accident 20220825015079A: Cessna 172R, Kissimmee, FL, August 25, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2022, 13:12 local time
- Place: Kissimmee, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.2898° N, 81.4371° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.2898&lon=-81.4371&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9968F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9968F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA385) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220825015079A

## Narrative

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

ON 08/25/2022 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 172, WAS ATEMPTING TO LAND AT THE KISSIMMEE, FL (KISM) AIRPORT WHEN THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE THREE TIMES DURING TOUCH DOWN. THIS RESULTED IN THE NOSE WHEEL, FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE RECEIVING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA22LA385](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA385), Aug 25, 2022: Cessna 172 (N9968F), Kissimmee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in the nose landing gear impacting the runway.

## Other reports on N9968F (1)

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

- [Accident 20031130037609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031130037609A), Nov 30, 2003: Cessna 172R (N9968F), Lexington, KY, Substantial damage. (-23) On 11/30/03 Cessna N9968F, owned and operated by aero-tech inc. a 141 school, was blown on it's left wing tip and nose by a regional jet (rj) N664BR…

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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