# Accident 20100408031289A: Cessna 172M, Lawton, OK, April 8, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 2010, 19:50 local time
- Place: Lawton, OK
- Airport: Lawton-Fort Sill Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5672° N, 98.4097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5672&lon=-98.4097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12614, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12614-2010-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 463 total, 413 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA199) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100408031289A

## Narrative

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

ON THURSDAY, APRIL 8TH, 2010, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THE PILOT IN COMMAND (PIC) BEGAN A VISUAL FLIGHT CHECK WITH INSTRUCTOR, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AT APPROXIMATELY 1925 HOURS,. THEY TOOK OFF FROM LAWTON/FT SILL REGIONAL AIRPORT (KLAW) AND IMMEDIATELY CAME AROUND FOR THE FIRST LANDING WITH A SIMULATED 50 FOOT OBSTACLE. DURING THE APPROACH, THE PIC ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GET SLOW. THE INSTRUCTOR ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CALLED OUT, "YOU'RE GETTING SLOW". PIC MADE NO EFFORT TO CORRECT AT WHICH POINT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ REPEATED, "YOU'RE SLOW". THE PIC ACKNOWLEDGED STATING THEY STILL HAD LIFT ACCORDING TO THE ANGLE OF ATTACK. AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT AND DROPPED TO THE RUNWAY IMPACTING IT NOSE GEAR FIRST AT APPROXIMATELY 1950 HOURS.WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY WITH LIGHT WINDS FROM THE SOUTH. AIRCRAFT RECORDS PROVIDED EVIDENCE OF CURRENT ANNUAL AND PROPER MAINTENANCE BEING PERFORMED REGULARLY. VISUAL INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT PROVIDED FURTHER OF EVIDENCE OF SUCH.

## 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 CEN10CA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA199), Apr 9, 2010: Cessna 172 (N12614), Lawton, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The private pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in a stall, and the failure of both pilots to initiate a go-around. Contributing to the severity of both pilots' injuries was…

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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