# NTSB FTW02LA147: Cessna 172P, N99341, McKinney, TX, April 8, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 8, 2002, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: McKinney, TX - Coordinates: 33.177776, -96.593055 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1778&lon=-96.5931&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 1, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 54667 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW02LA147 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54667/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54667 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA147 ## Probable cause the student pilot's failure to properly recover from a bounced landing which resulted in the airplane porpoising. A contributing factor was the student pilot's improper landing flare which resulted in 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 (contributing factor) - recovery from bounced landing - not performed, pilot in command (cause) - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - encountered, pilot in command ## Analysis After the 27-hour student pilot and a flight instructor completed approximately 12 landings, the flight instructor exited the airplane. The student pilot then taxied the airplane and departed for his first solo flight. During the third touch and go landing, the pilot reported that the airplane "flared more than usual." The pilot added power; however, the nose wheel struck the runway. Subsequently, the airplane bounced on the runway approximately 4 to 6 times before coming to a stop. ## Factual narrative On April 8, 2002, approximately 1500 central daylight time, a Cessna 172P single-engine airplane, N99341, sustained substantial damage following a hard landing while executing touch and go landings at the McKinney Municipal Airport (TKI), McKinney, Texas. The student pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured. The airplane was registered to and operated by American Flyers Schools Inc., of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The local flight departed Addison Airport, Addison, Texas, at an unknown time. The 27-hour student pilot and a flight instructor departed Addison Airport and flew to TKI. After completing approximately 12 landings at TKI, the flight instructor exited the airplane. The student pilot then taxied the airplane and departed for his first solo flight. During the third touch and go landing, the pilot reported that the airplane "flared more than usual." The pilot added power; however, the nose wheel struck the runway. Subsequently, the airplane bounced on the runway approximately 4 to 6 times before coming to a stop. The pilot then taxied the airplane off the runway and back to the ramp. The NTSB was notified of the damage to the airplane on May 2, 2002, after the airplane was recovered to Air Salvage of Dallas, Lancaster, Texas. According to an NTSB investigator, who examined the airplane after it was recovered, the firewall and forward floor panels were structurally damaged. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N99341](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N99341), registered now, S/N 17276434, 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: 17276434 - Airframe hours: 13166.7 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-O2J 168 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: American Flyers Schools Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2002, 90.2 hours before - Departed: ADS, Addison, TX - Destination: ADS - Airport: TKI, Mc Kinney Muni, runway 17, 7,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 22; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 240° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 20020408009479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020408009479A), Apr 8, 2002: Cessna 172P, Mc Kinney, TX, No damage. (-23) On April 8, 2002, a Cessna 172, N99341, being flown by a student pilot on a solo flight, made a hard landing at the mckinney airport which resulted in… ## Other investigations on N99341 (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 CHI96LA097](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA097), Feb 24, 1996: Cessna 172P (N99341), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's misjudging the flare. A factor was the gusts. ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on December 3, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54667. 449 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 449 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40427440&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.