# Accident 20170610009299A: Cessna 172S, Lawrence, KS, June 10, 2017 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 10, 2017, 11:00 local time - Place: Lawrence, KS - Airport: Lawrence Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.0111° N, 95.2164° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0111&lon=-95.2164&mi=10 - Aircraft: N99HV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99HV) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S - Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 0 - Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 604 total, 311 in this make and model, 167 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA351) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170610009299A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON JUNE 10, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 UTC, A CESSNA 172S, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 15 AT LAWRENCE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LAWRENCE, KANSAS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 FLIGHT RULES ON A 14 CFR PART 61 TRAINING FLIGHT. WEATHER REPORTED AT THE FIELD AT 1552 UTC WAS 170 AT 16 GUSTING 24 KNOTS, 10 STATUTE MILES OF VISIBILITY, CLEAR SKIES, TEMPERATURE 27 CELSIUS, DEW-POINT 19 CELSIUS , AND THE ALTIMETER 29.79. THE PEAK WIND WAS RECORDED AT 1521 UTC AT 180 AT 26. PURSUANT TO VERBAL AND WRITTEN STATEMENTS FROM THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR PILOTS, THE AIRMEN WERE DOING LOCAL PATTERN WORK AND PRACTICING ENGINE-OUT PROCEDURES. ON THE LAST ATTEMPT, THEY WERE HIGH ON THE APPROACH SO THEY ENTERED A FORWARD SLIP TO LANDING. AT APPROXIMATELY, 10 TO 20 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, THE ?WIND GUST THEY WERE RIDING SUDDENLY HALTED? AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO SINK RAPIDLY. THE STUDENT PILOT REACTED BEFORE THE INSTRUCTOR COULD TAKE CONTROLS BY ADDING BACK PRESSURE TO ARREST THE DECENT. THIS RESULTED IN THE TAIL STRIKING THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTING THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR BEFORE TEETERING FORWARD AND IMPACTING THE NOSE WHEEL. WITH THE INSTRUCTOR AT THE CONTROLS, THEY ELECTED TO TAKEOFF AGAIN, INSPECTING THE CONTROL SURFACES AND LANDING GEAR AS THEY ACCELERATED DOWN THE RUNWAY. THEY NOTED NO ABNORMALITIES. THE INSTRUCTOR LANDED THE AIRPLANE AND CONDUCTED A POST-FLIGHT INSPECTION. THEY FOUND THE TAIL SKID PLATE HAD BENT UP INTO THE RUDDER AND CRACKED THE BOTTOM RUDDER TIP. THE INSTRUCTOR GROUNDED THE AIRCRAFT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND UNTIL REPAIRS COULD BE MADE. ON JUNE 19, 2017, THE ENGINE TACHOMETER BEGAN TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE OWNER THEN REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, WITH THE TACHOMETER WAS STILL ONLY WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, THEY CHECKED THE TACHOMETER CABLE. WHEN THE ENGINE COWLING WAS REMOVED, 4 COWL RETAINING CLIPS FELL OUT, AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE LOWER FIREWALL HAD BEEN DAMAGED. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN NOTIFIED THE WICHITA FSDO OF THE ACCIDENT ON JUNE 20, 2017. ## 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 GAA17CA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA351), Jun 10, 2017: Cessna 172 (N99HV), Lawrence, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's incorrect control application during landing after a simulated engine failure, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing, and the flight instructor's delayed action to perform a… ## Other reports on N99HV (3) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20201120018579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201120018579A), Nov 20, 2020: Cessna 172S (N99HV), Lawrence, KS, Substantial damage. The aircraft departed from Lawrence, KS (lwc) for a student pilot solo flight. After approach back to lwc, the student pilot reported a hard landing. The… - [Accident 20101207055259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101207055259A), Dec 7, 2010: Cessna 172S (N99HV), Lawrence, KS, Substantial damage. On December 7th, 2010, at approximately 1230 pm local time, a student pilot was involved in an aircraft accident resulting from a hard touchdown, while landing… - [Accident 20100310031629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100310031629A), Mar 10, 2010: Cessna 172S (N99HV), Lawrence, KS, Substantial damage. On March 10, 2010, at approximately 1430 local time, a student pilot was involved in an aircraft accident resulting from a hard touchdown, while landing at the… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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