# Accident 20130726015029A: Cessna 170A, Burnet, TX, July 26, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2013, 15:00 local time
- Place: Burnet, TX
- Airport: Burnet Municipal-Kate Craddock
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Location: 30.7367° N, 98.2364° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7367&lon=-98.2364&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5401C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5401C-2015-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 27 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA445) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130726015029A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WITH A TOTAL TIME OF 27 HOURS WAS ON THIRD SOLO UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF HIS INSTRUCTOR.  HE WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT KBMQ.  ON HIS SIXTH ATTEMPT HE DID NOT FLARE PROPERLY AND BOUNCED FROM CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY TO RIGHT OF CENTER LINE. HE TRIED TO KEEP THE AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND RATHER THAN GO AROUND, APPLIED LEFT BRAKE AND GROUND LOOPED TO THE LEFT.  HE TRAVELED OFF THE PAVED PART OF THE RUNWAY AND GOT INTO THE GRASS ALMOST DOING A 180 DEGREE TURN.  THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE DUG INTO THE SOFT GRASS AND BROKE THE MAIN GEAR AT THE MAIN GEAR TRUSS.  THE RIGHT WING TIP HIT HARD CAUSING BUCKLING IN THE RIGHT WING SKIN.

## 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 CEN13CA445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA445), Jul 26, 2013: Cessna 170 (N5401C), Burnet, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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