What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On Tuesday October 8, 2024, at 1930 zulu, a Cessna 172M, registered as privacy data omitted, experienced a hard landing causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The pilot and passenger sustained no injuries as a result of the accident. The pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft during a normal approach and landing on runway 33 at Louisville-Bowman Field (klou). The aircraft was witnessed to have bounced approximately 15 feet into the air and the passenger, also a commercially rated pilot, assumed control of the aircraft and initiated a go-around. Weather conditions at the time of the accident were visual flight rules (VFR). There was no post impact fire or damage to other property.
As the FAA filed it
ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 8, 2024, AT 1930 ZULU, A CESSNA 172M, REGISTERED AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING ON RUNWAY 33 AT LOUISVILLE-BOWMAN FIELD (KLOU). THE AIRCRAFT WAS WITNESSED TO HAVE BOUNCED APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET INTO THE AIR AND THE PASSENGER, ALSO A COMMERCIALLY RATED PILOT, ASSUMED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR). THERE WAS NO POST IMPACT FIRE OR DAMAGE TO OTHER PROPERTY.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.