# Accident 20040207004379A: Cessna 172S, Mc Kinney, TX, February 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2004, 13:28 local time
- Place: Mc Kinney, TX
- Airport: Mc Kinney Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MNGS
- Location: 33.1708° N, 96.7010° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1708&lon=-96.7010&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2124Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2124Z-2006-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040207004379A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON FEBRUARY 7, 2004 @ 1328 CDT, A CESSNA 172S, N2124Z, ON TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 35, DEPARTED LEFT, ACROSS TAXIWAY, SHEARED NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND CAME TO REST IN FRONT OF THE TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INC., HANGAR AT THE COLLIN COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY ^PRIVACY DATA O^, OPERATED BY MONARCH AIR, A TITLE 14 CFR PART 141 SCHOOL AND PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE INITIAL SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES AND THE AIRPLANE WAS DESTROYED BY THE SUBSEQUENT POST CRASH FIRE. THE FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW04LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA072), Feb 7, 2004: Cessna 172-SP (N2124Z), McKinney, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the take-off roll.

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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