# Accident 20160809016409A: Cessna 172S, Arlington, TX, August 9, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2016, 09:15 local time
- Place: Arlington, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6653° N, 97.0939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6653&lon=-97.0939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N544SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N544SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 92 total, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16CA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16CA319) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160809016409A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF AT ABOUT 09:45, WENT AROUND THE PATTERN, AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED ON HIM, HE LOST CONTROL AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. APPROXIMATELY 200 FT LATER THE NOSE WHEEL IMPACTED TAXIWAY ECHO, AND BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, BENDING AND CRACKING OF THE FIREWALL.

## 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 CEN16CA319](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16CA319), Aug 9, 2016: Cessna 172S (N544SP), Arlington, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N544SP (1)

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

- [Incident 20220909011149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220909011149I), Sep 9, 2022: Cessna CE-172 (N544SP), Parma, ID, No damage. Aircraft was practicing landings when it was determined during short final that they were too high for a landing. They initiated a missed approach procedure…

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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