# Accident 20240530007029A: Cessna 172G, Greensboro, NC, May 30, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2024, 14:50 local time
- Place: Greensboro, NC
- Airport: Piedmont Triad International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0000° N, 79.0000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0000&lon=-79.0000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3687L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3687L-2024-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 74 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA24LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA260) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240530007029A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LANDED FAST AND HARD; THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED AND THE PILOT FAILED TO USE PROPER RUDDER CONTROL CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA24LA260](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA24LA260), May 30, 2024: Cessna 172G (N3687L), Greensboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing and a subsequent loss of directional control.

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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