# Accident 20040531009429A: Cessna 172P, Mesquite, TX, May 31, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2004, 15:20 local time
- Place: Mesquite, TX
- Airport: Phil L Hudson Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: JM8S
- Location: 32.7414° N, 96.5247° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7414&lon=-96.5247&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98885, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98885-2005-11-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040531009429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT APPROXIMATELY 13:30, 31 MAY 2004 A CESSNA, MODEL 172, REGISTRATION N98885, WAS CONDUCTING FLIGHT TRAINING AT MESQUITE HUDSON (KHQZ) AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT, FLOWN BY THE STUDENT, ENTERED THE PATTERN 45 TO THE DOWNWIND. THE STUDENT REPORTED HE MAINTAINED 85 KNOTS WITH 10 DEGREES FLAPS ON DOWNWIND, 75 KNOTS, 20 DEGREES FLAPS ON BASE LEG AND SLOWED TO 65 KNOTS WITH FULL FLAPS ON FINAL. REALIZING THE STEEP APPROACH, THE PILOT TOOK THE CONTROLS FROM THE STUDENT. WHILE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS HEADSET AND UNABLE TO COMMUNICATE "MY CONTROLS" THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO FLARE THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE RUNWAY NOSE FIRST 700 FT FROM THE THRESHOLD LEAVING A 200-300 FT MARK ON THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE FOR A SHORT MOMENT AND LANDED AGAIN ROUGHLY 1000-1500 FT DOWN THE RUNWAY LEAVING A 200-300 FT MARK. NO INJURIES, 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 FTW04LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA146), May 31, 2004: Cessna 172P (N98885), Mesquite, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's delayed landing flare and the improper supervision provided by the flight instructor.

## Other reports on N98885 (1)

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

- [Incident 19940327011449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940327011449I), Mar 27, 1994: Cessna 172P (N98885), Parkland, FL. Engine malfllunction inflight. Forced landing at Private strip. NR2 cylinder exhaust valve had stuck open.

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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