# Accident 19981126032519A: Cessna 172N, Evansville, IN, November 26, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1998, 09:45 local time
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Airport: Evansville Dress Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9794° N, 87.5397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9794&lon=-87.5397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739LK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739LK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981126032519A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LANDED HARD NEAR INTERSECTION OF RWY WHILE DOING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS, GEAR SHEARED OFF. (.19) ON NOVEMBER 26, 1998, AT 0945 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N739LK, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH TERRAIN DURING A BOUNCED LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 (3500' X 75', ASPHALT/DRY) AT EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT NEAR EVANSVILLE, INDIANA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE 14 CFR PART 91 LOCAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 0800. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE MAINS, BOUNCED APPROXIMATELY 6' AGL AND THEN TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE WHEEL CAUSING THE NOSE WHEEL TO SEPERATE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD "OVER CONTROLLED" DURING THE LANDING AND THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ABNORMALITIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT. (-23) PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH & GO LANDINGS AT EVANSVILLE REGIONAL AIRPORT. AFTER COMPLETING A TOTAL OF 22 LANDINGS, PILOT LANDED HARD ON THE NOSEWHEEL. NOSEWHEEL ASSEMBLY SHEARED AND PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY.  THE FIREWALL                                                SUFFERED STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AND THE AIRCRAFT ENDED UP 50 TO 60 FEET OFF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SUFFERED NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI99LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA039), Nov 26, 1998: Cessna 172N (N739LK), Evansville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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