# NTSB NYC01LA017: Cessna 172, N1297F, Poughkeepsie, NY, October 14, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 14, 2000, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Poughkeepsie, NY - Coordinates: 41.679901, -73.859825 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6799&lon=-73.8598&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 8, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50465 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC01LA017 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50465/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA017 ## 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) ## Analysis After flying in the local area, the student pilot maneuvered the airplane to land on Runway 24. During the landing, the airplane touched down hard and then bounced about three. Each time the nose-wheel struck the ground first, and the airplane contacted the runway progressively harder. On the last touchdown, the left main wheel broke, the propeller struck the ground, and the firewall was damaged. The student taxied to parking, and secured the engine before exiting. The student did not report any failures or malfunctions with either the airplane or any of its systems that could have contributed to the accident. ## Factual narrative On October 14, 2000, about 1100 Eastern Daylight Time, a Cessna 172, N1297F, was substantially damaged while landing at the Dutchess County Airport, Poughkeepsie, New York. The student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local instructional flight. No flight plan was filed and the flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the student's certified flight instructor, the student was conducting a local solo flight to improve his navigational skills. The instructor wanted the student to get comfortable navigating solo in the local area, before conducting a cross-country flight. The student boarded the airplane and departed. After working on his navigational skills in the local area, he maneuvered the airplane to land on Runway 24. During the landing, the airplane bounced twice. Each time the nose-wheel struck the ground first, and the airplane contacted the runway progressively harder. On the last touchdown, the left main wheel broke, the propeller struck the ground, and the firewall was damaged. The student then taxied the airplane to parking, and secured the engine before exiting. According to the student pilot, the airplane touched down "hard," and then bounced three or four times. He did not report any failures or malfunctions with either the airplane or any of its systems that could have contributed to the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1297F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1297F), registered now, S/N 17272990, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172 - Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17272990 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Jge Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: POU - Airport: POU, Dutchess County Airport, runway 24, 5,001 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; student; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 97 total, 97 in this make and model, 4 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: POU ## 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 20001014039299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001014039299A), Oct 14, 2000: Cessna 172N, Poughkeepsie, NY, No damage. (-23) The student pilot was on his 4th solo and had been in the practice area. On final approach for landing he made a hard touchdown and started bouncing down… ## Other investigations on N1297F (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 MKC80DCQ20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC80DCQ20), Jun 16, 1980: Cessna 172 (N1297F), Coldwater, KS, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.