# NTSB CHI03LA075: Cessna 172S, N692SP, Tea, SD, December 24, 2002

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 24, 2002, 15:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Tea, SD
- Coordinates: 43.4575, -96.80194
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4575&lon=-96.8019&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 2003
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Federal Aviation Adminstration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 56579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA075
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56579/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA075

## Probable cause

The student pilot's improper flare.  The pilot's lack of experience and diverted attention were factors.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - flare - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - diverted attention, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lack of experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

The airplane sustained substantial damage during a hard landing.  The airplane was piloted by a student solo pilot performing a touch and go landing.  The pilot stated that he became distracted by an airplane holding short of the landing runway because there was no response to his radio transmissions conveying his intentions to land.  The stall warning horn then sounded and the airplane stalled onto the runway.  The student pilot had a total flight time of 27.3 hours, of which 5.1 hours was solo flight time.

## Factual narrative

On December 24, 2002, at 1500 central standard time, a Cessna 172S, N692SP, operated by Great Planes Aviation (dba Yankee Fourteen Aviation Inc.) as a rental/instructional airplane, received substantial damage during a hard landing at Marv Skie-Lincoln County Airport (Y14), Tea, South Dakota.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident.  The 14 CFR Part 91 student solo flight was not operating on a flight plan.  The student pilot was uninjured.  The local flight originated from Y14 at 1450.

The student pilot stated that he was on final approach at the uncontrolled airport for his second touch and go landing when he saw another airplane taxi up and hold short of the landing runway.  The student pilot radioed his intentions but did not hear a response.  He was not sure that the other airplane had a radio since there was no response to his intentions.  He was distracted by the other airplane and got too slow.  He then heard the stall warning horn and stalled onto the runway.

The student pilot had a total flight time of 27.3 hours, of which 5.1 hours was solo flight time.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N692SP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N692SP), registered now, S/N 172S8102, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172S
- Registry model: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 172S8102
- Airframe hours: 1240
- Engines: Lycoming IO-360-L2A 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Great Planes Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, December 30, 1899, 4.4 hours before
- Departed: Y14, Tea, SD
- Destination: Y14
- Airport: Y14, Great Planes, runway 34, 3,650 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Student pilot; age 41; injuries: none; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; seat: left; flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 5 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 310° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 21 °F, dew point 9 °F
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observed at: FSD, 8 nm away

## 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 20021224035869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021224035869A), Dec 24, 2002: Cessna 172S, Sioux Falls, SD, Substantial damage. (-23) On 12/24/2002 at estimated 2:30 pm CST while practicing touch-n-go landings at the tea, SD airport (Y14) the student pilot experienced a hard landing.…

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.

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