# NTSB CHI04CA241: Cessna 172R, N458CM, Olathe, KS, August 5, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 5, 2004, 17:45 local (22:45 UTC) - Place: Olathe, KS - Coordinates: 38.830833, -94.890274 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8308&lon=-94.8903&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 28, 2004 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 60047 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI04CA241 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60047/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA241 ## Probable cause The student pilot flared too high and failed to recover from a bounced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - recovery from bounced landing - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The airplane sustained substantial damage during a hard landing. The student pilot reported that the flight was his third cross-country solo flight. He reported that he flared too high and the aircraft touched down hard and ballooned several times. The airplane veered to the left of the runway and the left main landing gear and nose gear went off the side of the runway. The post-flight inspection of the airplane revealed a propeller tip was bent. A subsequent inspection revealed the engine firewall was buckled. ## Factual narrative On August 5, 2004, at 1745 central daylight time, a Cessna 172R, N458CM, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing on runway 4 (5,130 feet by 100 feet, asphalt) at the New Century Airport (IXD), Olathe, Kansas. The student pilot was not injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 solo instructional flight departed the Springfield-Branson Regional Airport (SGF), Springfield, Missouri, at 1630. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. A visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed. The student pilot reported that the flight was his third cross-country solo flight. He reported that while the landing at SGF, he side slipped the airplane during his final approach to runway 4. He reported, "When I flared, I was high and the aircraft touched down hard and ballooned several times." The airplane veered to the left of the runway and the left main landing gear and nose gear went off the side of the runway. He regained control and taxied back to the general aviation ramp where he refueled the airplane. He inspected the landing gear for damage and he found none. The student pilot continued on his last leg of his cross-country flight and departed IXD for his final destination, Skyhaven Airport (9K4), Warrensburg, Missouri. The student pilot reported that the "aircraft performed normally during run-up, take-off and throughout the flight back to 9K4 (Skyhaven)." He reported that during his post-flight inspection of the airplane, he discovered a propeller tip was bent. A subsequent inspection revealed the engine firewall was buckled. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N458CM](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N458CM), registered now, S/N 17280850, built 2000 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172R - Registry model: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17280850 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-L2A reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Central Missouri State University - Registered owner: Central Missouri State University - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: SGF, Springfield, MO - Destination: IXD, Olathe, KS - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: IXD, New Century, runway 4 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 51; student; medical: class 3; flight hours: 61 total, 61 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20040805021009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040805021009A), Aug 5, 2004: Cessna 172R, Olathe, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot was on a cross-country solo flight departing warrensburg, Missouri (9K4), to springfield, Missouri (sgf), new Century, Kansas (ixd), and… 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. 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