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FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Stephenville, TX · April 3, 2005

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Date
April 3, 2005
Place
Stephenville, TX
Airport
Clark Field Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N3889Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBDFW05CA100
Reported as
Cessna 172L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
123 total88 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
N3889QRegistered now · Cessna 172LS/N 17259989 · Built 1971Airframe modelCessna 172LEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On Sunday April 3, 2005 at approximately 12:45 CDT departed mckinney after obtaining ASOS for mckinney, and filing a VFR flight plan to Stephenville (sep) via decatur. Prior to arriving in Stephenville, obtained the local weather on the Stephenville ASOS frequency. On final had 20 degrees of flaps and airspeed was approximately 70 mph. Was a little high and fast on final and was making throttle and pitch corrections. Was pulling back slightly on the yoke when the rear wheels touched down but the plane porpoised and came off the ground. Was attempting to fly the plane just above the runway to allow it to settle back down on the runway when the damaging bounce occurred. Either the plane stalled, although the stall warning did not go off, or a gust of wind pushed the plane down. As the plane was still not on the ground, elected to abort the landing. Full power was administered and took off. Continued on the pattern, and landed normally and taxiied to parking. After landing noticed the nose wheel covering cracked only. Later took off and flew to ennis (F41) to refuel. Took off and landed normally in mckinney.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SUNDAY APRIL 3, 2005 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:45 CDT DEPARTED MCKINNEY AFTER OBTAINING ASOS FOR MCKINNEY, AND FILING A VFR FLIGHT PLAN TO STEPHENVILLE (SEP) VIA DECATUR. PRIOR TO ARRIVING IN STEPHENVILLE, OBTAINED THE LOCAL WEATHER ON THE STEPHENVILLE ASOS FREQUENCY. ON FINAL HAD 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND AIRSPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. WAS A LITTLE HIGH AND FAST ON FINAL AND WAS MAKING THROTTLE AND PITCH CORRECTIONS. WAS PULLING BACK SLIGHTLY ON THE YOKE WHEN THE REAR WHEELS TOUCHED DOWN BUT THE PLANE PORPOISED AND CAME OFF THE GROUND. WAS ATTEMPTING TO FLY THE PLANE JUST ABOVE THE RUNWAY TO ALLOW IT TO SETTLE BACK DOWN ON THE RUNWAY WHEN THE DAMAGING BOUNCE OCCURRED. EITHER THE PLANE STALLED, ALTHOUGH THE STALL WARNING DID NOT GO OFF, OR A GUST OF WIND PUSHED THE PLANE DOWN. AS THE PLANE WAS STILL NOT ON THE GROUND, ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING. FULL POWER WAS ADMINISTERED AND TOOK OFF. CONTINUED ON THE PATTERN, AND LANDED NORMALLY AND TAXIIED TO PARKING. AFTER LANDING NOTICED THE NOSE WHEEL COVERING CRACKED ONLY. LATER TOOK OFF AND FLEW TO ENNIS (F41) TO REFUEL. TOOK OFF AND LANDED NORMALLY IN MCKINNEY.

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 DFW05CA100Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportStephenville, TXThe pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.Apr 3, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3889Q · 1

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

Accident 19780308013039ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Thief Riv Fall, MNWind gusts to 25K.Mar 8, 1978 · Substantial damage