# Accident 20151210019589A: Cessna 172M, Elmdale, TX, December 10, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 10, 2015, 10:45 local time
- Place: Elmdale, TX
- Airport: Elmdale Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4508° N, 99.6483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4508&lon=-99.6483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9868Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9868Q) (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: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151210019589A

## Narrative

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

CFI WAS CONDUCTING STUDENT PILOT INSTRUCTION IN DAYLIGHT, VFR CONDITIONS WITH A 15 KNOT HEADWIND DOWN THE GRASS STRIP, RUNWAY 35 AT ELMDALE AIRPORT. WHILE PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE AIRPLANE WAS HIGH AND FAST DURING A POWER OFF LANDING;  IT FLOATED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND BOUNCED ON TOUCH DOWN. THE AIRPLANE LANDED HARD, DRAGGING A WING TIP, FOLLOWED BY A GROUND LOOP. THE NOSE GEAR WAS TORN OFF AND BOTH WING TIPS AND WINGS WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED. SEAT BELTS AND SHOULDER HARNESSES PREVENTED SERIOUS INJURY TO THE CFI AND STUDENT PILOT.

## 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 GAA16CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA076), Dec 10, 2015: Cessna 172 (N9868Q), Abilene, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's abrupt control inputs during the flare, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor's lack of over sight and delayed reaction…

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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