# NTSB CHI99LA148: Cessna 172, N5336R, Blair, NE, April 29, 1999

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 29, 1999, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Blair, NE
- Coordinates: 41.370471, -96.110633 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3705&lon=-96.1106&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 2000
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 46294
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI99LA148
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/46294/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA148

## Probable cause

The pilot's misjudged landing flare.

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing
  - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that he was practicing takeoffs and landings, and air work in a mild crosswind.  He said turbulence caused by a grove of trees to the east end of the runway caused the airplane to float, and then drop.

## Factual narrative

On 29 April 1999, at 1030 central daylight time, a Cessna 172, N5336R, operated by Trew Aero Inc., was substantially damaged during a hard landing.  The student pilot on a solo flight landed hard and the airplane's firewall was bent.  The student pilot was not injured.  The 14 CFR Part 91 flight had departed Eagle Airport, Blair, Nebraska, on a local flight.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed.

The pilot reported that he was, "... practicing takeoffs and landings, and air work in a mild crosswind.  Turbulence caused by a grove of trees to the east end of the runway caused the aircraft to float and then drop."

The student pilot's total flight experience was 63 flight hours.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5336R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5336R-2023-07-25), registration cancelled 2023-07-25, S/N 17263522, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172
- 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: 17263522
- Airframe hours: 5027
- Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Registered owner: Trew Aero Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, April 1, 1999, 19 hours before
- Departed: K26
- Airport: K46, Blair Airport, runway 13, 3,100 × 50 ft

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 60; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 63 total, 61 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F

## 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 19990429043019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990429043019A), Apr 29, 1999: Cessna 172M, Blair, NE, No damage. (-23) Student pilot on solo training flight rounded out high, fell through, and experienced a hard landing causing substantial damage to firewall.

## Other investigations on N5336R (1)

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.

- [NTSB MKC90LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA010), Oct 19, 1989: Cessna 172 (N5336R), Omaha, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE CABLE ASSEMBLY WHICH RESULTED IN A FORCED LANDING AND SUBSEQUENT COLLISION WITH A FENCE.

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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