# Accident 20221021016919A: Cessna 172M, Toughkenamon, PA, October 21, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2022, 16:45 local time
- Place: Toughkenamon, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Location: 39.8318° N, 75.7679° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8318&lon=-75.7679&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80619, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80619) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221021016919A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/21/2022, A STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING PRACTICE SOLO TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS. ON HIS SECOND LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT, WENT OFF AN EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST OVERTURNED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT/FIREWALL, WINGS, FUSELAGE, VERTICAL/HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND LANDING GEAR.

GO-PRO VIDEO PROVIDED BY THE PILOT SHOWED A HARD LANDING FOLLOWED BY SEVERAL BOUNCES. AS THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, IT VEERED OFF THE PAVED SURFACE. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO “STEER” THE AIRCRAFT WITH THE AILERONS INSTEAD OF USING RUDDER TO CORRECT BACK TO CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. WHILE DEPARTING THE EMBANKMENT THE PILOT PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO GLIDE UNTIL THE STALL HORN SOUNDED. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A DRAINAGE DITCH AND OVERTURNED.

## 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 ERA23LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA036), Oct 21, 2022: Cessna 172 (N80619), Toughkenamon, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The solo student pilot's improper landing flare and subsequent improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane.

## Other reports on N80619 (1)

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

- [Incident 20250430005172I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250430005172I), Apr 30, 2025: Cessna 172M (N80619), Lakeville, MN, Minor damage. The incident occurred at 1359 on April 30, 2025 when two Cessna 172S, [privacy data omitted], taxied after landing. The second aircraft (#2) was rented by the…

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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