# Incident 20241008014529I: Cessna 172S, Trenton, NJ, October 8, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2024, 14:35 local time
- Place: Trenton, NJ
- Airport: Trenton Mercer Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: DQ8S
- Location: 40.2767° N, 74.8135° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRENTON MERCER (TTN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2767&lon=-74.8135&mi=10
- Aircraft: N872SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N872SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 52 total, 52 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241008014529I

## Narrative

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

A STUDENT PILOT, ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT WAS RETURNING TO THE AIRPORT.  DURING LANDING, THE STUDENT EXPERIENCED AN UN-FORECASTED CROSSWIND WHICH CAUSED A HARD LANDING. THE PROPELLER SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK THE GROUND.  MINOR DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO THE NOSE GEAR, UNDERBELLY SKIN, AND LOWER FIREWALL.

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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