# Accident 20210819014439A: Cessna 172S, New Braunfels, TX, August 19, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2021, 17:00 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 9CZS
- Location: 29.7075° N, 98.0415° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7075&lon=-98.0415&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55245 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 136 total, 42 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA397) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210819014439A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ADMITTED HE MISMANAGED CONTROLS DUE TO HELICOPTER IN AREA WITH RADIO TROUBLE, TAKING AWAY HIS CONCENTRATION ON THE LANDING. PILOT STUCK NLG FIRST IN HARD LANDING, BUCKLING FIRE WALL AND FUSELAGE TO INCLUDE BELLY AND FLOOR PANELS. PILOT ONLY NOTICE BLOWN NLG TIRE, THIS IS WHY ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL FAA WAS NOTIFIED BY OTHER MEANS.

## 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 CEN21LA397](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA397), Aug 19, 2021: Cessna 172 (N55245), New Braunfels, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during 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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