# NTSB CHI07CA296: Cessna 172 Skyhawk, N12189, Stockton, MO, September 11, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 11, 2007, 11:05 local (16:05 UTC) - Place: Stockton, MO - Coordinates: 37.659999, -93.816665 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6600&lon=-93.8167&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report October 31, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-Kansas City FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 66834 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07CA296 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66834/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA296 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, her subsequent loss of control of the airplane, and the inadvertent stall. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - flare/touchdown - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - ground - airspeed - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The airplane impacted terrain following a bounced landing on runway 1 (3,060 feet by 50 feet, asphalt) and subsequent stall. The student pilot was on a solo flight when the accident occurred. She reported that the landing touchdown was hard and the airplane bounced back into the air. She added engine power in an attempt to go-around; however, the airplane veered to the left, off of the runway centerline. Her efforts to regain control of the airplane were unsuccessful. The airport manager stated that he noticed the accident airplane on approach for landing. He noted the pilot appeared to be having difficulty lining up with the runway due to an east crosswind at about 10 knots, with higher gusts. Upon touchdown, the airplane "bounced high into the air" in an approximate 45-degree left bank. After a heading change of approximately 30 degrees to the left, the airplane appeared to stall and subsequently impacted the ground. ## Factual narrative The airplane was substantially damaged when it impacted terrain following a bounced landing on runway 1 (3,060 feet by 50 feet, asphalt) and subsequent stall. The student pilot was on a solo flight when the accident occurred. She reported that the landing touchdown was hard and the airplane bounced back into the air. She added engine power in an attempt to go-around; however, the airplane veered to the left, and drifted off of the runway centerline. Her efforts to regain control of the airplane were unsuccessful. The airport manager stated that he noticed the accident airplane on approach for landing. He noted the pilot appeared to be having difficulty lining up with the runway due to an east crosswind about 10 knots, with higher gusts. Upon touchdown, the airplane "bounced high into the air" in an approximate 45-degree left bank. After a heading change of approximately 30 degrees to the left, the airplane appeared to stall and subsequently impacted the ground. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N12189](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12189), registered now, S/N 17261872, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172 Skyhawk - Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17260872 - Airframe hours: 4400 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, September 1, 2007 - Departed: PTS, Pittsburg, KS - Destination: MO3, Stockton, MO - Airport: MO3, Stockton Muni, runway 1, 3,060 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 37; injuries: minor; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 1, 2007; seat: left; flight hours: 56 total, 55 in this make and model, 13 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.17 inHg ## 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 20070911019859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070911019859A), Sep 11, 2007: Cessna 172M, Stockton, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) The student pilot departed the pittsburg atkinson municipal airport (pts), pittsburg, Kansas, at approximately 1000 CDT, without an endorsement from an… From the NTSB's public API. 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