# Accident 20051109030209A: Cessna 172N, Arlington, TX, November 9, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2005, 14:00 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Airport: Arlington Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GTUS
- Location: 32.6581° N, 97.0897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6581&lon=-97.0897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5437J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5437J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051109030209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 9, 2005, A CESSNA CE-172-N, N5437J, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE UPON LANDING AT ARLINGTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, (GKY) ARLINGTON, TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO WAS CONDUCTING HER FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. SHE HAD ACCOMPLISHED TWO TOUCH AND GOES AND WAS LANDING FOR THE THIRD TIME WHEN SHE SAID THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. SHE STATED THAT SHE PUSHED FORWARD ON THE YOKE, THE FRONT TIRE BLEW AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL, THE FRONT STRUT, AND THE FIREWALL.

## 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 DFW06CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA030), Nov 9, 2005: Cessna 172N (N5437J), Arlington, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The students improper recovery from a bounced landing. A contributing factor was the pilots excessive airspeed on final approach.

## Other reports on N5437J (1)

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

- [Incident 19920618025009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920618025009I), Jun 18, 1992: Cessna 172N (N5437J), Fort Worth, TX, Minor damage. Student lost directional control of aircraft on a touch and go landing. Veered off runway. Hit a large hole.

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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