# NTSB FTW82DA333: Cessna 172F, N8239U, Springlake, TX, August 13, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: August 13, 1982, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place: Springlake, TX
- Coordinates: 34.229984, -102.299575 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2300&lon=-102.2996&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 13, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72686
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA333
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72686/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA333

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - high density altitude (contributing factor)
  - level off - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING A LANDING, HE FLARED TOO HIGH. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STALLED ONTO THE RUNWAY AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. REPORTEDLY, HE HAD A 3 KT TAIL WIND AND THE DENSITY ALTITUDE WAS ABOUT 6000 FT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8239U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8239U-2001-11-29), registration cancelled 2001-11-29, S/N 17252139, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Registry model: [Cessna 172F](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (registry code 2072414) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17252139
- Airframe hours: 2390
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-360-A1A 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: B.J.R. Enterprises
- Registered owner: B.J.R. Enterprises
- Departed: SPRINGLAKE, TX
- Destination: SPRINGLAKE, TX
- Airport: Jones Spraying, runway 17, 4,055 × 50 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 18; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 38 total, 22 in this make and model, 26 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 185 °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 19820813038489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820813038489A), Aug 13, 1982: Cessna 172F, Springlake, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot leveled off too high and stalled aircraft during landing.

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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