# NTSB FTW01LA145: Cessna 172S, N749SP, Baton Rouge, LA, June 12, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 12, 2001, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Baton Rouge, LA - Coordinates: 30.540601, -91.130561 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5406&lon=-91.1306&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 9, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 52504 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW01LA145 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52504/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA145 ## Probable cause the student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - runway ## Analysis The 53.5-hour student pilot was returning from a solo cross-country flight, when upon landing, the airplane "bounced a few times and [he] had to power up a little to make the landing." Subsequently, he brought the airplane to a stop on the runway and taxied to the parking ramp without further incident. He stated that as he "did not feel or hear anything unusual, [he] had no reason to check the plane, the propeller in particular." He added that the winds were calm at the time of the accident. Subsequently, damage to the airplane's firewall and propeller was discovered when the next pilot was conducting a preflight examination of the airplane. ## Factual narrative On June 12, 2001, at 1500 central daylight time, a Cessna 172S airplane, N749SP, was substantially damaged upon landing at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The airplane was registered to and operated by Louisiana Aircraft Inc., of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The student pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a visual flight rules flight plan was filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional solo flight. The cross-country flight originated from the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport at 1230. According to the 53.5-hour student pilot, he departed Baton Rouge for his second cross-country solo flight and "flew to Slidell then to McComb and back to Baton Rouge." Upon landing at Baton Rouge, the airplane "bounced a few times and [he] had to power up a little to make the landing." Subsequently, he brought the airplane to a stop on the runway and taxied to the parking ramp without further incident. He stated that as he "did not feel or hear anything unusual, [he] had no reason to check the plane, the propeller in particular." He added that the winds were calm at the time of the accident. Subsequently, damage to the airplane was discovered when the next pilot was conducting a preflight examination of the airplane. The operator reported that the propeller blade tips were curled, and the engine firewall was structurally damaged. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N749SP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N749SP-2009-12-30), registration cancelled 2009-12-30, S/N 172S8683, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172S - Registry model: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172S8683 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-L2A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Louisiana Aircraft Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: BTR, Baton Rouge, LA - Destination: BTR, Baton Rouge, LA - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: BTR, Baton Rouge Metropolitan, runway UNK, 7,000 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 54 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 0 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010612014679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010612014679A), Jun 12, 2001: Cessna 172S, Baton Rouge, LA, No damage. (-23) Student pilot was not aware that his bounced landing at termination of his second solo cross country resulted in any damage to the aircraft. Preflight… 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. 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