# Accident 19990927043049A: Cessna 172N, Longview, TX, September 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 1999, 10:30 local time
- Place: Longview, TX
- Airport: Gregg County
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5104° N, 94.7606° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5104&lon=-94.7606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5374J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5374J) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990927043049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 27, 1999, APPROX. 1100 CDT, CESSNA 172N AIRPLANE, N5374J, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A HARD LANDING AT GREGG COUNTY AIRPORT (GGG) NEAR LONGVIEW, TEXAS. THE PRIVATE PILOT, WHO WAS THE OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE AIRPLANE AND HIS PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGUALTIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MEMPHIS, TENN, WITH A FINAL DESTINATION OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.

## 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 FTW99LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA269), Sep 27, 1999: Cessna 172N (N5374J), Longview, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper touchdown technique, which resulted in the airplane porpoising.

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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