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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Mc Kinney, TX · April 8, 2002

Date: April 8, 2002 · 15:00 local
Place: Mc Kinney, TX
Airport: Mc Kinney Municipal Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N99341
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW02LA147
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Pilot’s certificate: Student

N99341Registered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17276434 · Built 1985 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On April 8, 2002, a Cessna 172, N99341, being flown by a student pilot on a solo flight, made a hard landing at the mckinney airport which resulted in substantial damage to the aircraft. The aircraft landed and bounced several times before striking the ground with the nose wheel and propeller. The student was on his first solo flight being observed by a flight instructor at the time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 8, 2002, A CESSNA 172, N99341, BEING FLOWN BY A STUDENT PILOT ON A SOLO FLIGHT, MADE A HARD LANDING AT THE MCKINNEY AIRPORT WHICH RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STRIKING THE GROUND WITH THE NOSE WHEEL AND PROPELLER. THE STUDENT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT BEING OBSERVED BY A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AT THE TIME.

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 FTW02LA147Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMcKinney, TXthe student pilot's failure to properly recover from a bounced landing which resulted in the airplane porpoising. A contributing factor was the student pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in a bounced landing.Apr 8, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N99341 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19960224003579ALevel Off Touchdown · Chicago/West Ch, ILFailed to flare on landing. Hit nose first. Collapsed nose gear. Went up on nose then fell back upright. (-23) student pilot was signed-off for solo. Just prior to the accident he flew 0.5 hrs with CFI, then released for solo in traffic pattern. A normal…Feb 24, 1996 · Substantial damage