# Accident 20221008019139A: Cessna 172M, Burlington, WA, October 8, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2022, 16:15 local time
- Place: Burlington, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4705° N, 122.4217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4705&lon=-122.4217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73614, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73614-2023-03-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221008019139A

## Narrative

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

AT 4:15 PM PDT, 10/8, BURLINGTON, WA. A CESSNA 172 LANDED HARD ON MAIN GEAR AT SKAGIT REGIONAL AIRPORT (KBVS), BOUNCED BACK UP, CAME BACK DOWN WITH THE NOSE RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE. AIRCRAFT TAXIED BACK SAFELY AND TIED DOWN. ON (10/10), MECHANICS DISCOVERED SUBSTANTIAL FIREWALL DAMAGE. 1 POB, NO INJURIES. THE PILOT INCORRECTLY RESPONDED TO THE AIRCRAFT AFTER BOUNCING FROM A HARD LANDING. INSTEAD OF ADDING BACKPRESSURE TO ADD MORE LIFT AND TO KEEP THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT AT AN APPROPRIATE ANGLE, THE PILOT PUSHED FORWARD ON THE YOKE, EXACERBATING THE LOSS OF LIFT AND DECREASING THE ANGLE OF ATTACK. THIS LED TO THE AIRCRAFT NOSE STRIKING THE RUNWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE FIREWALL.

## 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 WPR23LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA010), Oct 8, 2022: Cessna 172M (N73614), Burlington, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots improper landing flare and remedial action which resulted in a hard, 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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