# Accident 20260524005039A: Cessna 172S, Georgetown, TX, May 24, 2026

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 2026, 11:23 local time
- Place: Georgetown, TX
- Airport: Georgetown Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.6788° N, 97.6794° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.6788&lon=-97.6794&mi=10
- Aircraft: N964SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N964SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360-B1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN26LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260524005039A

## Narrative

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

INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING STUDENT SOLO PATTERN WORK DURING TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 36. WINDS WERE CALM (010@6KTS). THE BENT PROPELLERS ARE A RESULT OF A PORPOISE AFTER A TOUCH AND GO, ATTEMPTING A SOFT FIELD LANDING. THE PLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND WAS ALREADY ON THE GROUND BEFORE PILOT COULD EXECUTE A GO AROUND DECISION — THIS HAPPENED AFTER IT BOUNCED INTO THE AIR A SECOND TIME.

## 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 CEN26LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN26LA212), May 24, 2026: Cessna 172S (N964SP), Georgetown, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, 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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