# NTSB FTW82DA140: Cessna 172M, N61923, Breckenridge, TX, April 17, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 17, 1982, 11:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Breckenridge, TX
- Location: 32.7188° N, 98.8916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at STEPHENS COUNTY (BKD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7188&lon=-98.8916&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 17, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70022
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA140
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70022/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA140

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - inadequate transition/upgrade training, flight instructor(on ground) (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - inadequate transition/upgrade training, flight instructor(on ground) (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT AN EN ROUTE AIRPORT WHILE THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. UPON ARRIVAL AT THE EN ROUTE AIRPORT, HE ENTERED TRAFFIC FOR A LANDING ON RUNWAY 03 IN WINDS FROM 010 DEGREES AT 10 KTS GUSTING TO 27 KTS. THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH, HE LOWERED 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS AND CONTINUED WITH A CRAB TO THE LEFT. REPORTEDLY DURING TOUCHDOWN, HE ENCOUNTERED A STRONG GUST OF WIND AND SUDDENLY FOUND THE PLANE ABOUT 6 TO 8 FT ABOVE THE RUNWAY. HE HELD SLIGHT UP ELEVATOR HOPING THE PLANE WOULD SETTLE TO THE RUNWAY, BUT THE NOSE FELL AND THE PLANE BOUNCED 2 TIMES. AFTER THE PLANE WAS SLOWED DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT NOTICED A FLAT NOSE TIRE. HE CLEARED THE RUNWAY AND SHUT DOWN. AN INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PROPELLER AND FIREWALL WERE BENT. REPORTEDLY, THE STUDENT HAD RECEIVED NO INSTRUCTION IN CROSSWIND LANDINGS OR RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDINGS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61923](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61923), registered now, S/N 17264888, built 1975 (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: 17264888
- Airframe hours: 3484
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Tarrant Aero Assc.
- Registered owner: Arthur H. Gibson
- Departed: F72, FT WORTH, TX
- Destination: LAMESA, TX
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: BKD, Stephens County, runway 3, 2,400 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 35 total, 4 in this make and model, 12 as pilot in command, 4 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 162 °F
- Observed at: BKD

## 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 19820417010309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820417010309A), Apr 17, 1982: Cessna 172M, Breckenridge, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot made hard landing in gusty crosswind causing substantial damage.

## Other investigations on N61923 (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 FTW86LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86LA162), Aug 31, 1986: Cessna 172M (N61923), Mineola, TX, substantial damage

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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