Cessna 172S accident near Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina, June 2, 2007
On June 2, 2007 at about 2:50 pm local time, a Cessna 172S, registered N2298W, was substantially damaged in an accident near Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina (Raleigh-Durham International airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- June 2, 2007 · about 2:50 pm local time
- Place
- Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina · Raleigh-Durham International · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172S · all 172Ss on the register
- Registration
- N2298W · registry record · serial 172S9968
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
According to the pilot of the C-172S, while he was performing a flare for landing on runway 32, he heard a noise consistent with a tire skid. The airplane then "ballooned," and bounced "hard a couple of times" before landing. Examination of the airplane revealed substantial damage to the nose of the airplane. The pilot reported no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- HARD LANDING during landing - flare/touchdown
Dual student
- Ratings: none, none, none, none
- Flight time: 52 hours in all; 52 in this make and model; 21 in the last 90 days; 6 in the last 30 days; 7 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: class 3
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 222 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 1, 2007
- Maximum gross weight: 2,558 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming IO-360 (piston); 0 hours total
- Operating certificate: in the vicinity
The flight
- Departed from: HBI Asheboro NC at 2:00 pm
- Destination: RDU Raleigh-Durham NC
- Flight plan: VFR
- Runway 32, 3,570 ft by 100 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 160° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: overcast at 25,000 ft; a few clouds at 4,000 ft
- Temperature: 79°C, dew point 61°C
- Altimeter: 30.030001 inHg
- Observation at 2:51 pm from RDU
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number NYC07CA131.