# Incident 20180614007879I: Cessna 152, Denison, TX, June 14, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2018, 09:40 local time
- Place: Denison, TX
- Airport: North Texas Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: W78S
- Location: 33.7208° N, 96.6728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7208&lon=-96.6728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67404, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67404-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA350) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180614007879I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ^ZIXUAN PENG^, ^CERT #4113722,^ WAS ENDORSED BY HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, ^MR. RYAN HOBBS,^ TO PERFORM SOLO TOUCH-AND-GO'S AT THE NORTH TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT (KGYI). ^MR. PENG^ STATED THAT ON HIS 3RD TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND HARD AND BOUNCED BACK IN THE AIR. UPON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT SLID ON THE RUNWAY COMING TO A STOP ON THE NOSE AND LEFT WINGTIP. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 GAA18CA350](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA350), Jun 14, 2018: Cessna 152 (N67404), Denison, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a hard, 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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