# Accident 20190331002299A: Cessna 172L, Stephenville, TX, March 31, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2019, 10:15 local time
- Place: Stephenville, TX
- Airport: Clark Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.2153° N, 98.1778° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2153&lon=-98.1778&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N902RA-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 42 total, 42 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190331002299A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 31, 2019 AT 1015 AM, A STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING HIS SOLO LANDINGS AT CLARK FIELD AIRPORT (SEP).  HIS FIRST ATTEMPT ON RUNWAY 32 WAS A HARD BOUNCED LANDING, SO HE PULLED IN POWER AND BEGAN HIS TAKE OFF.  THE PILOT INITIATED THE GO AROUND TO TAKE THE AIRCRAFT AROUND THE PATTERN FOR ANOTHER LANDING.  THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND PRIOR TO THE MAIN LANDING GEAR IMPACTING THE DIRT JUST SHORT OF THE TAXI WAY.  IT APPEARS THE AIRCRAFT WAS IMMEDIATELY PULLED LEVEL WITH A HARD IMPACT OF THE MAIN LANDING GEAR STRIKING THE DIRT JUST PRIOR TO THE TAXIWAY.  FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER DEEP MARK IN THE ASPHALT ON THE TAXIWAY FROM THE NOSE GEAR STRUT AND SEVERAL PROPELLER STRIKES.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SLIDING ACROSS THE TAXIWAY ON THE NOSE GEAR STRUT BAR WITH NO PROP STRIKES.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INTO THE GRASS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TAXIWAY WITH A DEEP NOSE STRUT GROOVE AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR RUT THAT GOT LARGER AND THEN JUST ENDED.  THE NOSE WHEEL WAS FOUND 110? FEET FROM THE WRECKAGE.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN 180 DEGREES OPPOSITE THE ENTRY POINT ON A BARB WIRE FENCE WITH ONE OF THE FENCE STACKS STUCK THROUGH THE AIRCRAFT TAIL.

## 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 GAA19CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA192), Mar 31, 2019: Cessna 172 (N902RA), Stephenville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, and his subsequent failure to maintain directional control in gusting crosswind conditions that exceeded the airplane’s…

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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