# Accident 20241008015319A: Cessna 172M, Louisville, KY, October 8, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2024, 14:55 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2280° N, 85.6642° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2280&lon=-85.6642&mi=10
- Aircraft: N640MG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N640MG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 295 total, 1 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA25LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241008015319A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA25LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA25LA031), Oct 8, 2024: Cessna 172 (N640MG), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare and control inputs, which resulted in a hard landing. Contributing was the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

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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