# Accident 20210522009899A: Cessna 172S, Mcallen, TX, May 22, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2021, 13:40 local time
- Place: Mcallen, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1755° N, 98.2374° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1755&lon=-98.2374&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999MA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N999MA) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210522009899A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS AUTHORIZED FOR THREE TOUCH AND GO'S SOLO. ON THIRD LANDING THE STUDENT OVERCORRECTED AFTER A HARD LANDING RESULTING IN PORPOISING THE AIRCRAFT. AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE TAIL FOLLOWED BY THE PROPELLER. DAMAGE TO EMPENNAGE AND FIREWALL WAS SUBSTANTIAL.

## 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 CEN21LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA235), May 22, 2021: Cessna 172 (N999MA), McAllen, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a runway sign.

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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