# Accident 19960426009189A: Cessna 172P, Denton, TX, April 26, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 1996, 09:00 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2110° N, 97.1304° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2110&lon=-97.1304&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5215K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5215K-2005-05-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 50 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA191) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960426009189A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT BOUNCED AND PORPOISED LANDING. BENT PROP AND FIREWALL. INDICATES MISUSE OR LACK OF PROPPER TRIM. (-23) ON APRIL 26, 1996, AT APPROXIMATELY 0900 CDT, A CESSNA 172P, N5215K, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING AT DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DENTON, TEXAS. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 91. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. THE LOCAL SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT DEPARTED DENTON, TEXAS APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WHO WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND BEGAN "PORPOISING." THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE PAVEMENT AND THE FIREWALL SUSTAINED DAMAGE.                                                (.19) ON APRIL 26, 1996, APPROXIMATELY 0900 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N5215K, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING AT THE DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DENTON, TEXAS. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS RENTED FROM CENTERLINE AVIATION, INC., BY THE PILOT FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED UNDER TITLE 14 CFR PART 9                                             1. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE LOCAL SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT DEPARTED DENTON APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, WHO WITNESSED THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND BEGAN "PORPOISING." THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE PAVEMENT AND THE FIREWALL SUSTAINED DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW96LA191](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA191), Apr 26, 1996: Cessna 172P (N5215K), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's delayed landing flare and his improper bounced landing recovery technique.

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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