# Accident 20240418004389A: Cessna 172L, Reidsville, NC, April 18, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2024, 12:00 local time
- Place: Reidsville, NC
- Airport: Rockingham County Nc Shiloh
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 39TS
- Location: 36.4372° N, 79.8510° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4372&lon=-79.8510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7921G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7921G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA188) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240418004389A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COMPLETING THE SECOND LAP OF SOLO FLIGHT. DURING DESCENT FOR LANDING, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS COMING TOO HIGH AND FAST INTO SHORT FINAL. STUDENT PILOT HIT THE RUNWAY AND PORPOISED ABOUT FOUR TIMES. DURING THE PROCESS THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE STUDENT PILOT COULDN'T USE THE RUDDER PEDALS TO TAXI OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED BACK TO THE RAMP.

## 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 ERA24LA188](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA188), Apr 18, 2024: Cessna 172 (N7921G), Stoneville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced, hard 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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