# Accident 20221027016809A: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Tuskegee, AL, October 27, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 27, 2022, 16:05 local time
- Place: Tuskegee, AL
- Airport: Moton Fld Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4605° N, 85.6800° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4605&lon=-85.6800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N858AU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N858AU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 172S (registry code 2072449, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,059 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20221027016809A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/27/2022 AT 2208Z, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING ON RUNWAY 13 CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUT, NOSE GEAR PROPELLER, FIRE WALL AND MOTOR MOUNTS AS WELL AS SUBSTANTIAL SKIN WRINKLING WHERE THE TAIL ATTACHES TO THE AIRCRAFT BODY RIGHT BEHIND THE CARGO DOOR LOCATION.  PILOT WAS CONDUCTING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION WITH A PRIMARY STUDENT AT THE TIME OF LANDING.

## 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 ERA23LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA159), Oct 27, 2022: Textron 172S (N858AU), Tuskegee, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent runway excursion.

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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