# NTSB CHI03LA229: Cessna 172P, N99040, Huntingburg, IN, July 25, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 25, 2003, 13:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Huntingburg, IN - Coordinates: 38.248889, -86.953613 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2489&lon=-86.9536&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 30, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Civil Air Patrol, Indianapolis FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 57599 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI03LA229 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/57599/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=57599 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA229 ## Probable cause The pilot's inadequate flare and the failure to perform a go-around during landing. The planned approach with a quartering tailwind were contributing factors. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - flare - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - planned approach - inadequate, pilot in command (contributing factor) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled ## Analysis The airplane received substantial damage during a bounced landing on runway 27. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident with wind from 150 degrees at 6 knots. The pilot stated that the accident could have been avoided by performing a go-around. ## Factual narrative On July 25, 2003, at 1300 central standard time, a Cessna 172P, N99040, operated by the Civil Air Patrol (CAP), received substantial damage during a bounced landing on runway 27 (5,000 feet by 75 feet asphalt) at Huntingburg Airport (HNB), Huntingburg, Indiana. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was not operating on a flight plan. The private pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Paoli, Indiana, at 1230, and was en route to HNB. The pilot reported she realized she was too high while on final, and added full flaps. The pilot stated the airplane touched down, bounced, and the propeller struck the pavement. The airplane bounced again before coming to a stop. The pilot stated she could have avoided the accident by performing a go-around. The pilot reported no mechanical functions or defects during the accident flight. The HNB Automated Surface Observing System, recorded at 1255, wind 150 degrees at 6 knots. The pilot, age 72, was a member of the CAP, Indiana Wing and held a private pilot certificate with a single-engine land rating issued on May 21, 1981. The pilot was issued an instrument airplane rating on November 22, 1994. The pilot accumulated a total flight time of 1,079.8 hours, of which 229.9 hours were in the accident airplane make and model and 28.2 hours were in the last 90 days. On July 25, 1990, the pilot was involved in an incident in which she lost directional control during takeoff of a Cessna 172, N6621B, at Falls of Rough, Kentucky. The nose gear then collapsed when the airplane ran off the runway. The yoke lock was noted not to have been removed. On July 12, 1995, the pilot became a member of the CAP, Indiana Wing. The CAP does not conduct a pilot background check on its pilot applicants. Applicants are asked on their initial application forms whether they have been involved in any incident/accidents. The pilot's application was not available for review since applications were reported to be retained by the CAP for four years. CAP pilot applicants were never queried about previous incidents/accidents on their applications. The accident pilot's application was not available for review since CAP applications were reported retained by the CAP for four years. The pilot's CAP mission qualifications at the time of the accident were: search and rescue/disaster relief (SAR/DR), scanner, observer, and CAP instrument pilot. The SAR/DR crew positions are: pilot, observer (coordinates mission related activities for aircrew), and scanner (scans the ground visually or with imaging equipment from the rear seat). On the day of and before the accident, the pilot received a recurrency check, instrument flight check, and a Federal Aviation Administration biennial/annual flight review, by a CAP member. The CAP Pilot Flight Evaluation of the pilot during these checks were listed as satisfactory for all elements. The Federal Aviation Administration and the CAP were parties to the investigation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N99040](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99040), registered now, S/N 17276395, built 1985 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172P - Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172P-76395 - Airframe hours: 5046.5 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Civil Air Patrol - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, May 13, 2003, 79.4 hours before - Departed: I42, Paoli, IN - Destination: HNB, Huntingburg, IN - Airport: HNB, Huntingburg Airport, runway 27, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 72; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review July 25, 2003; seat: left; flight hours: 1,080 total, 230 in this make and model, 1,030 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 63 °F - Altimeter: 30.21 inHg - Observed at: HNB ## 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 20030725021689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030725021689A), Jul 25, 2003: Cessna 172P, Huntingburg, IN, Minor damage. (-23) The airplane bounced during landing and the propeller struck the runway. ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 27, 2004, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=57599. 949 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 389 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40455821&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - CAP Pilot Check Evaluation (item 2, .PDF, 144 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40204243&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=CAP%20Pilot%20Check%20Evaluation-Master.PDF - CAP Pilot Information Sheet (item 3, .PDF, 92 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40204244&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=CAP%20Pilot%20Information%20Sheet-Master.PDF - Statement of Party Representatives to NTSB Investigation (item 4, .PDF, 324 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40455822&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Statement%20of%20Party%20Representatives%20to%20NTSB%20Investigation-Redacted.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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