# Accident 20050403004809A: Cessna 172L, Stephenville, TX, April 3, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2005
- Place: Stephenville, TX
- Airport: Clark Field Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2153° N, 98.1775° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2153&lon=-98.1775&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3889Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3889Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 123 total, 88 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050403004809A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DFW05CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA100), Apr 3, 2005: Cessna 172L (N3889Q), Stephenville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.

## Other reports on N3889Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19780308013039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780308013039A), Mar 8, 1978: Cessna 172L (N3889Q), Thief Riv Fall, MN, Substantial damage. Wind gusts to 25K.

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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