# Accident 20040616012149A: Cessna 172S, Mc Kinney, TX, June 16, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 2004, 13:28 local time
- Place: Mc Kinney, TX
- Airport: Mc Kinney Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MNGS
- Location: 33.3308° N, 96.7064° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3308&lon=-96.7064&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2101M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2101M-2011-05-18) (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
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040616012149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO. STUDENT PILOT COMPLETED FIRST OF 3 LANDINGS AND ON THE 2ND LANDING HAD A HARD LANDING. THE PROP STRUCK RUNWAY 17 AT TKI AIRPORT. NOSEWHEEL IMPACTED RUNWAY AND BOTTOM OF ENGINE COWLING CAUSING BUCKLING OF THE COWLING AND FLOORING. PILOT HAD HANDS ON CONTROL YOKE AND BENT YOKE ON IMPACT. FLIGHT CONTROLS RENDERED USELESS AS THE YOKE WILL NOT MOVE MORE THAN 1/4 INCH. RUDDER TRAVEL NOW LIMITED TO APPROXIMATELY 25% OF FULL TRAVEL. ALL CONTROL CABLES APPEAR TO BE BINDING IN THE FLOOR BOARDS.

## 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 FTW04CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04CA163), Jun 16, 2004: Cessna 172 (N2101M), McKinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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