20110428013709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172R · Burleson, TX · April 28, 2011

Date
April 28, 2011 · 16:13 local
Place
Burleson, TX
Airport
Fort Worth Spinks Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N411ES
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11CA331
Reported as
Cessna 172R
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
344 total201 in this make and model107 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft departed arlington, TX, on an instructional flight to Fort Worth Spinks Airport (kfws) for the purpose of takeoff and landing practice. On board were an instructor (PIC) and student. The aircraft completed several touch and go landings at the kfws airport. On the last landing, the student allowed the aircraft to bounce and did not initiate a recovery. The instructor took over control of the aircraft and the aircraft pitched up to an excessive pitch attitude. The left wing dropped and the aircraft impacted the runway. The aircraft bounced once more, departed the runway, and came to rest on the left side of the runway. Both occupants exited the aircraft without assistance.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ARLINGTON, TX, ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT TO FORT WORTH SPINKS AIRPORT (KFWS) FOR THE PURPOSE OF TAKEOFF AND LANDING PRACTICE. ON BOARD WERE AN INSTRUCTOR (PIC) AND STUDENT. THE AIRCRAFT COMPLETED SEVERAL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT THE KFWS AIRPORT. ON THE LAST LANDING, THE STUDENT ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO BOUNCE AND DID NOT INITIATE A RECOVERY. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK OVER CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP TO AN EXCESSIVE PITCH ATTITUDE. THE LEFT WING DROPPED AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ONCE MORE, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, AND CAME TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. BOTH OCCUPANTS EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.