# Accident 20231211019899A: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Kapolei, HI, December 11, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 11, 2023, 13:59 local time
- Place: Kapolei, HI
- Airport: Kalaeloa (John Rodgers Field)
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 21.3103° N, 158.0713° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3103&lon=-158.0713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172CN, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172CN) (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: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 1,005 total, 884 in this make and model, 341 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC24LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231211019899A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOTS REPORTED THAT AFTER A SERIES OF TOUCH AND GO PRACTICES, A POWER-OFF 180 WAS DEMONSTRATED WITH A LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN ON RUNWAY 4L AT JRF AIRPORT. THE PILOTS REPORTED AN UNEXPECTED HIGH SINK RATE WAS EXPERIENCED ON SHORT FINAL. THROTTLE WAS IMMEDIATELY INCREASED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS CONTROLLED TO PITCH FURTHER UP. BOTH PILOTS REPORTED THE AIRPLANE RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING INTO A BOUNCE. THEY FURTHER EXPLAINED THAT AFTER THE BOUNCE, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED INTO THE LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN INTO A FULL STOP LANDING ON 4L. UPON LANDING AND TAXIING TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOTS REPORTED THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN TIRES WERE DISCOVERED FLAT.

ADSB TRACKS OF THE AIRPLANE SHOW A SERIES OF LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERNS FOR RUNWAY 4L.

PICTURES WERE TAKEN ON DECEMBER 21, 2023, BY AN INSPECTOR, THEN SENT TO NTSB. NTSB RULED THE EVENT AS AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE PICTURES SHOWING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OF THE CENTER OF THE LOWER FIREWALL PANEL BUCKLED, WHICH EXTENDED TO THE LOWER PART OF THE UPPER FIREWALL PANEL. OTHER DAMAGES, SEEN IN THE PICTURES AND DESCRIBED BY THE INSPECTOR, WERE WRINKLED SKIN BELOW THE LEFT DOOR AND TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE CABIN. THERE WERE ALSO SOME POPPED RIVETS FROM A BRACKET THAT ATTACHED THE NOSE GEAR.  PICTURES OF THE DISCONNECTED ENGINE AND PROPELLER ASSEMBLY DO NOT SHOW ANY DAMAGE. PICTURES OF DETACHED WINGS, VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZERS DO NOT SHOW DAMAGES. PICTURES OF THE DETACHED MAIN LANDING GEARS SHOW LEFT MAIN STRUT SLIGHTLY BENT MORE THAN THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING STRUT. PICTURES OF THE NOSE AND LEFT MAIN TIRES SHOW LARGE TEARS TO THEIR SIDES.

## 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 ANC24LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC24LA010), Dec 12, 2023: Cessna 172 (N172CN), Kapolei, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The first pilot’s failure to maintain a stabilized approach, in gusty crosswind conditions, in an environment favoring wake turbulence.

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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