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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172R · Angleton, TX · January 10, 2000

Date: January 10, 2000 · 12:05 local
Place: Angleton, TX
Airport: Brazoria County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8292
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW00LA060
Reported as: Cessna 172R
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360L2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 20,000 total269 in this make and model61 in the last 90 days

N8292Registered now · Cessna 172RS/N 17280048 · Built 1997 Airframe modelCessna 172R Engine modelLycoming I0360 SER A&CReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.4) The pilot lost control of the airplane during landing. The pilot stated that a gust of wind lifted the right wing. He reported that he thought he overcorrected for the wind, causing the airplane to land on the right main landing gear first, bouncing it into the air. The airplane then landed a second time on the left main landing gear, and bounced again. The pilot stated that he then inadvertently pushed forward on the control column and landed a third time on the nose landing gear. The nose landing gear collapsed, and the propeller struck the runway.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING. THE PILOT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND LIFTED THE RIGHT WING. HE REPORTED THAT HE THOUGHT HE OVERCORRECTED FOR THE WIND, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO LAND ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR FIRST, BOUNCING IT INTO THE AIR. THE AIRPLANE THEN LANDED A SECOND TIME ON THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR, AND BOUNCED AGAIN. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE THEN INADVERTENTLY PUSHED FORWARD ON THE CONTROL COLUMN AND LANDED A THIRD TIME ON THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED, AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW00LA060Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAngleton, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing. A factor was the gust of wind.Jan 10, 2000 · Substantial damage