# NTSB DFW05CA203: Cessna 172M, N80735, El Dorado, AR, August 2, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: August 2, 2005, 10:36 local (15:36 UTC) - Place: El Dorado, AR - Coordinates: 33.220832, -92.813056 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2208&lon=-92.8131&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 27, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Little Rock FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 62136 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW05CA203 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62136/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA203 ## Probable cause The student pilot's improper landing flare resulting in a hard landing and his improper recovery procedures for a bounced landing. ## 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) - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - encountered, pilot in command - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The 34-hour student pilot stated, while landing on Runway 13, the airplane "bounced and began to porpoise." The student pilot stated that the airplane "porpoised 4 or 5 times, the front landing gear broke and the propeller made contact with the tarmac." The pilot further reported that he was able to steer the airplane off the runway and onto a taxiway by using the rudder. ## Factual narrative On August 2, 2005, about 1036 central daylight time, a single-engine Cessna 172M airplane, N80735, was substantially damaged following a loss of control during landing at the Goodwin Field (ELD) near El Dorado, Arkansas The student pilot, sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by Stevens Forestry Service, Inc., under the provisions of 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the training flight. The solo local area flight departed at 1020 from Downtown El Dorado Airport (F43), near El Dorado, Arkansas. According to a written statement provided by the 34-hour student pilot, while landing on Runway 13, the airplane "bounced and began to porpoise". The student pilot stated that the airplane "porpoised 4 or 5 times, the front landing gear broke and the propeller made contact with the tarmac". The pilot further reported the he was able to steer the airplane off the runway and onto a taxiway by using the rudder. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, who traveled to the accident site, revealed structural damage to the engine firewall. The propeller and nose-gear were also damaged. At 1053 a meteorological aviation report (METAR) for Goodwin Field (ELD), reported the wind variable at 4 knots, 9 statute miles visibility, few clouds at 4000 feet, temperature 88 degrees Fahrenheit, dew point 73 degrees Fahrenheit, and an altimeter setting of 30.05 inches of Mercury. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N80735](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80735), registered now, S/N 17266722, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172M - 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: 17266722 - Airframe hours: 5860 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Stevens Forestry Services, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, October 1, 2004, 20 hours before - Departed: F43, El Dorado, AR - Destination: F43, El Dorado, AR - Airport: KELD, Goodwin Field, runway 13, 5,100 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 19; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 310° at 4 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: KELD ## 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 20050802019049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050802019049A), Aug 2, 2005: Cessna 172M, El Dorado, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 2, 2005, approximately 1036 central standard time, a Cessna 170M, single engine airplane, N80735, sustained substantial damage during a hard… From the NTSB's public API. 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