# Accident 20121201027089A: Cessna 172N, Mckinney, TX, December 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 1, 2012, 12:49 local time
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Airport: Mckinney Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1769° N, 96.5886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1769&lon=-96.5886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737TY, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737TY) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 11 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121201027089A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 1ST 2012 THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND N737TY, A CESSNA 172G AT MCKINNEY AIRPORT (TKI) AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND N737TY HE BOUNCED THE AIRCRAFT HARD THREE TIMES RESULTING IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 CEN13CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA090), Dec 1, 2012: Cessna 172N (N737TY), McKinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard nosewheel landing.

## Other reports on N737TY (1)

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

- [Incident 20170725014939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170725014939I), Jul 25, 2017: Cessna 172N (N737TY), Mckinney, TX, Minor damage. Student pilot stated: on July 25, 2017, pilot was on a solo flight on runway 180 and was performing pattern work. In particular, practicing touch-and-go…

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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