# Accident 20200608004019A: Cessna 172M, Lubbock, TX, June 8, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2020, 15:11 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 7HUS
- Location: 33.6686° N, 101.8200° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6686&lon=-101.8200&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92356, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92356) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR20CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200608004019A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 8, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1511 CDT, A CESSNA 172M BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N92356, HAD A HARD LANDING AT LUBBOCK PRESTON SMITH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A SOLO FLIGHT FROM A PART 141 SCHOOL.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE.  STUDENT PILOT WAS THE ONLY ONE ON BOARD AND WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM LUBBOCK, TEXAS ON JUNE 8, 2020, AT APPROXIMATELY 1449 CDT.

## 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 WPR20CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA209), Jun 8, 2020: Cessna 172 (N92356), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper approach and descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N92356 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20250826015259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250826015259A), Aug 26, 2025: Cessna 172M (N92356), Lubbock, TX, Substantial damage. On August 26th 2025, a Cessna 172 crashed after taking off from Lubbock Preston international airport (lbb). Aircraft impacted the ground in a level atttide,…

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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