# Accident 19991218042239A: Cessna 172F, Fort Worth, TX, December 18, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 18, 1999, 17:00 local time
- Place: Fort Worth, TX
- Airport: Hicks Airfield Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7799° N, 97.1803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7799&lon=-97.1803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8250U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8250U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 42 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991218042239A

## Narrative

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

(.4) WHILE PERFORMING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING, THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO TOUCH DOWN NOSE WHEEL FIRST, AND THE AIRPLANE PORPOISED. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED A SECOND TIME, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, STRUCK THE RIGHT WING AGAINST THE GROUND, AND SPUN AROUND BEFORE COMING TO REST AGAINST BUSHES.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ENDORSED FOR THE SOLO FLIGHT.  HE HAD A TOTAL FLIGHT TIME OF 59.5 HOURS, OF WHICH 42.5 HOURS WERE IN THE ACCIDENT MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRCRAFT.                                           (-23) ON DECEMBER 18, 1999, AT APPROXIMATELY 1700 CST, A CESSNA CE-172, N8250U, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 32 AT (T-67) HICKS FIELD, FORT WORTH, TEXAS.  THE STUDENT PILOT AND WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR AND BOUNCED INTO THE AIR.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTINUED TO BOUNCE AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT SIDE.  THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED BRAKES JUST BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREES ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRPORT.  BOTH WINGS AND THE PROPELLER WERE BENT.  THE RIGHT WING SPAR AND AILERONS WERE BENT.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL 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 FTW00LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA049), Dec 18, 1999: Cessna 172 (N8250U), Fort Worth, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a porpoise.

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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