# Accident 19990518021599A: Cessna 172P, Wichita, KS, May 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1999, 16:00 local time
- Place: Wichita, KS
- Airport: Wichita Mid-Continent
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6495° N, 97.4291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6495&lon=-97.4291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172YA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172YA) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 66 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990518021599A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 18, 1999, AT 1600 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N172YA, BEING FLOWN BY A STUDENT PILOT, EXPERIENCED A NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 19R (10,300' X 150') AT THE MID-CONTINENT AIRPORT, WICHITA, KANSAS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM THE MID-CONTINENT AIRPORT, EXACT TIME UNKNOWN.  THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED TWICE AND ON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR CONTACTED THE RUNWAY.  SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL RESULTED. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT STATED SHE WAS MAKING A FULL FLAP LANDING WHEN THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED DURING THE FLARE.  THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED A SECOND TIME AND ON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO TAXI THE AIRPLANE OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RAMP WHERE THE NOSE GEAR, PROPELLER, AND FIREWALL DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED.  SHE STATED THAT UNDER THE SAME CIRCUMSTANCES AGAIN, SHE WOULD PERFORM A GO AROUND INSTEAD OF TRYING TO LAND THE AIRPLANE.                                                                               (-23) STUDENT PILOT, ON THIRD SUPERVISED SOLO, PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S, ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE. ON THE THIRD BOUNCE, AIRCRAFT STRUCK NOSE WHEEL FIRST, WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO FIREWALL, ENGINE MOUNTS, PROP BLADE, FUSELAGE STRUCTURE AT ENGINE MOUNTS, BUCKLED FLOOR PANELS, LOCKED ELEVATOR CONTROL.

## 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 CHI99LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA168), May 18, 1999: Cessna 172P (N172YA), Wichita, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's 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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