# Accident 20250206013019A: Cessna 172S, Waco, TX, February 6, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 2025, 14:10 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Airport: Tstc Waco Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: TSTS
- Location: 31.6378° N, 97.0741° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.6378&lon=-97.0741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N798SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N798SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 51 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250206013019A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT DEPARTED CNW FOR A SOLO FLIGHT. AFTER TAKE OFF THE PILOT WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE HAZY SKIES AND DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AND LAND BACK AT CNW. DURING LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FIRST RESULTING IN A PROPELLER STRIKE AND SUBSEQUENT DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE ON THE FIREWALL, AND COCKPIT FLOOR STRUCTURE.

CORRECTIVE ACTION IMPLEMENTED BY THE FLIGHT SCHOOL WAS TO GROUND THE STUDENT FOR A MINMUM OF 7 DAYS AND THE PILOT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED ANY FURTHER SOLO FLIGHTS TILL A CFI RELEASES HER AFTER FURTHER TRAINING.

## 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 CEN25LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA095), Feb 6, 2025: Cessna 172S (N798SP), Waco, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadequate landing flare that led to a bounced landing, and her improper pitch control during the attempted recovery that resulted in a nose down pitch attitude upon the second…

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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