# NTSB CEN25LA214: Cessna 172, N7299Q, Brookshire, TX, June 19, 2025 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 19, 2025, 18:45 local (23:45 UTC) - Place: Brookshire, TX - Coordinates: 29.83855, -95.949903 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8386&lon=-95.9499&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: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 17, 2025 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 200364 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA214 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200364/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200364 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA214 ## Probable cause The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and the nose landing gear collapsing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172L, 5 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2072432), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172L, 24 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072432), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172L, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2072432), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Cessna 172L, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=2072432), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 172L, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072432), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis According to the pilot, the airplane landed hard and flat on the nose landing gear (NLG) and then bounced. The NLG subsequently collapsed, and the airplane nosed over resulting in substantial damage to the right-wing lift strut and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot did not submit the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7299Q](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7299Q), registered now, S/N 17260599 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 - Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17260599 - Year built: 1972 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal - Destination: Same as departure - Airport: 27XS, Sport Flyers, runway 17-35, 4,091 × 120 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 57; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 12 knots - Visibility: 8 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft broken - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 77 °F - Altimeter: 30.01 inHg - Observed at: KSGR, 20 nm away - METAR: KSGR 192353Z 15012KT 8SM BKN035 31/25 A3001 ## 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 20250619007599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250619007599A), Jun 19, 2025: Cessna 172L, Brookshire, TX, Substantial damage. The aircraft was on final approach to landing when the rate of descent increased, resulting in a hard landing and a bounce. The aircraft became momentarily… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 17, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200364. 609 KB in all. - Pilot statement mor (item 1, PDF, 1 page, 65 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19293045&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20MOR-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 544 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19293305&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.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. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.