# Accident 20030709016059A: Cessna 172M, Mc Allen, TX, July 9, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 9, 2003, 09:53 local time
- Place: Mc Allen, TX
- Airport: Miller International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1811° N, 98.2478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1811&lon=-98.2478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13368, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13368-2018-01-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 400 total, 26 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA184) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030709016059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED UP AND THE PILOT PERFORMED A GO-AROUND. IN THE PROCESS, THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND INVERTED, BOUNCED RIGHT SIDE UP, EXPLODED AND BURNED. NO NMAC, NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR PERSONS ON THE GROUND.

## 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 FTW03FA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03FA184), Jul 9, 2003: Cessna 172M (N13368), McAllen, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to recover from a bounced landing which resulted in a loss of control. Contributing factors were the gusty winds.

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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