# Accident 20230806010939A: Cessna 172S, Waco, TX, August 6, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 6, 2023, 22:24 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Airport: Waco Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.6135° N, 97.2269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6135&lon=-97.2269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6319G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total, 190 in this make and model, 49 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA355) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230806010939A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TOWARDS HIS HOUR AND LANDING REQUIREMENTS TO OBTAIN A COMMERICAL PILOT CERTIFICATE.

UPON ARRIVAL AT HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT, THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY19 AT WACO REGIONAL AIRPORT (KACT).  THE PILOT LANDED NOSE FIRST LEADING TO A HARD LANDING.  AIRPORT OPERATIONS REPORTED NO DAMAGE TO THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT WAS TOWED BACK TO FBO VIA A NOSE WHEEL DOLLY.

PILOT BOUNCED AFTER MAKING IMPACT WITH THE RUNWAY AND AFTER RECOVERING FROM PORPOISING, HE BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO A COMPLETE STOP.

AFTER THE FLIGHT SCHOOL MECHANIC STARTED THE INSPECTION PROCESS, ALONG WITH CORDIANTION WITH THE NTSB, A DETERMINATION WAS MADE THAT THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN23LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA355), Aug 7, 2023: Cessna 172S (N6319G), Waco, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The solo student pilot’s improper descent path which resulted in a hard landing on the nose wheel and subsequent bounced 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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