# NTSB NYC07CA235: Cessna 172, N7837G, Meriden, CT, September 21, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: September 21, 2007, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Meriden, CT
- Coordinates: 41.508888, -72.829719
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5089&lon=-72.8297&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 31, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 66737
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC07CA235
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66737/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA235

## Probable cause

The student pilot's inadequate 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 - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The student pilot of the Cessna 172 was performing the third landing of her first solo flight.  She flared the airplane for landing, and at touchdown it "bounced" twice and then "landed hard."  The pilot stated that there were no deficiencies with the performance and handling of the airplane.

## Factual narrative

The student pilot of the Cessna 172 was performing the third landing of her first solo flight.  She flared the airplane for landing, and at touchdown it "bounced" twice and then "landed hard."  The pilot stated that there were no deficiencies with the performance and handling of the airplane.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7837G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7837G), registered now, S/N 17259537, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17259537
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Bruce E. Hartman
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: MMK, MERIDEN, CT
- Destination: MMK, Meriden, CT
- Airport: MMK, Meriden Markham Muni, runway 36

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Student pilot; age 62; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3; flight hours: 39 total, 39 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 3 knots
- Visibility: 8 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter: 29.89 inHg
- Observed at: MMK

## 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 20070921830179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070921830179A), Sep 21, 2007: Cessna 172L, Meriden, CT, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot on first solo flight. On third landing the pilot bounced the aircraft, damaging the nose landing gear and firewall structure.

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.

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