# Accident 20060701013999A: Cessna 172L, Burnet, TX, July 1, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2006, 08:50 local time
- Place: Burnet, TX
- Airport: Burnet Municipal Kate Craddock Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7389° N, 98.2383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7389&lon=-98.2383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7943G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7943G-2008-05-12) (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: 20,000 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060701013999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE INSTRUCTOR CARRIED A PRACTICE EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURE TO WITHIN 150 FEET OF THE GROUND. DURING RECOVERY, THE 15 YEAR OLD STUDENT PILOT APPLIED PARTIAL POWER AND PITCHED UP, THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED FULL POWER AND DIRECTED THE FLAPS FULL UP. THE AIRCRAFT APPEARS TO HAVE STALLED AND INITIATED A SPIN. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A STAND OF SMALL CEDAR AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND LEAKING FUEL OUT OF THE WING TANKS AND INSIDE THE CABIN FROM A COMPROMISED FUEL LINE. THE STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED MINOR SCRAPES AND BRUISES AND A SORE SHOULDER. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 DFW06CA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA174), Jul 1, 2006: Cessna 172L (N7943G), Burnett, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a simulated emergency landing, which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

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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