# Accident 20170126000549A: Cessna 182N, Midland, TX, January 26, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2017, 17:32 local time
- Place: Midland, TX
- Airport: Midland International Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9425° N, 102.2019° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9425&lon=-102.2019&mi=10
- Aircraft: N38EE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38EE-2017-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182N (registry code 2072730, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182N
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 69 total, 9 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170126000549A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT PRACTICING TAKE OFFS AND LANDINGS, BOUNCED AND LANDED ON THE NOSE WHEEL. THE NOSE GEAR BUCKLED THE FIREWALL AND THE CABIN FLOOR BOARDS, BENT THE ENGINE MOUNT AND PROPELLER STRUCK THE RUNWAY.

## 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 GAA17CA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA129), Jan 26, 2017: Cessna 182 (N38EE), Midland, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in 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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