# Accident 20180726018759A: Cessna 172R, Spring, TX, July 26, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2018, 17:00 local time
- Place: Spring, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0556° N, 95.5522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0556&lon=-95.5522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N865CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N865CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 79 total, 79 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA464) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180726018759A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35 RIGHT. HE FLARED THE AIRCRAFT TOO HIGH ON FINAL. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND FELL TO THE RUNWAY. DURING THE IMPACT THE PILOT FELT THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DIP. THE AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED A STRONG VIBRATION AND THE PILOT NOTICED THE NOSE WHEEL WAS WOBBLING.  DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY IN STEERING AND THE ENGINE VIBRATION THE PILOT SECURED THE ENGINE AND STEERED INTO THE GRASS TO CLEAR 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 GAA18CA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA464), Jul 26, 2018: Cessna 172 (N865CP), Spring, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare in a crosswind, which resulted in a hard 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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