# NTSB CEN10CA163: Cessna 172S, N99HV, Lawrence, KS, March 10, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 10, 2010, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Lawrence, KS - Coordinates: 39.011112, -95.216392 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0111&lon=-95.2164&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 1, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 75533 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10CA163 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75533/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75533 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA163 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain an appropriate glide path during approach. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's decision to continue the approach instead of going around. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 18 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 41 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Approach-VFR pattern final: Altitude deviation](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/282); cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/282/sequence.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 104 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/282/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings. During the first approach she felt that her approach was too high, so she pitched down slightly, leveled off, and landed on the main landing gear. After landing, the airplane porpoised twice and then landed flat and hard. The pilot taxied back to the hangar and had the airplane examined for damage. None was found, so she took off again and continued her training. Sometime after the flight the firewall was found buckled. The student pilot's recommendation for preventing the accident was to add power and go around. ## Factual narrative The student pilot was practicing touch and go landings. During the first approach she felt her approach was too high, so she pitched down slightly, leveled off, and landed on the main landing gear. After landing the airplane porpoised twice and then landed flat and hard. The pilot taxied back to the hangar and had the airplane examined for damage. None was found, so she took off again and continued her training. Sometime after the flight the firewall was found buckled. The student pilot's recommendation for preventing the accident was to add power and go around. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N99HV](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99HV), registered now, S/N 172S10090, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S - Registry model: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172S10090 - Airframe hours: 2616 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Hetrick Air Services, Inc - Registered owner: Hespervolita Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Continuous airworthiness, March 3, 2010 - Departed: LWC, Lawrence, KS - Destination: LWC, Lawrence, KS - Airport: LWC, Lawrence Municipal Airport, runway 33, 5,700 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 54; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 45 total, 41 in this make and model, 45 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 54 °F - Altimeter: 29.45 inHg - Observed at: LWC ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20100310031629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100310031629A), Mar 10, 2010: Cessna 172S, Lawrence, KS, Substantial damage. On March 10, 2010, at approximately 1430 local time, a student pilot was involved in an aircraft accident resulting from a hard touchdown, while landing at the… ## Other investigations on N99HV (3) 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 CEN21LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA066), Nov 20, 2020: Cessna 172 (N99HV), Lawrence, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper landing flare/touchdown which resulted in a hard landing. - [NTSB GAA17CA351](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA351), Jun 10, 2017: Cessna 172 (N99HV), Lawrence, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's incorrect control application during landing after a simulated engine failure, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing, and the flight instructor's delayed action to perform a… - [NTSB CEN11CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA100), Dec 7, 2010: Cessna 172S (N99HV), Lawrence, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s non-stabilized approach and improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing. ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 31, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75533. 986 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 986 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40327558&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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