# NTSB FTW87LA167: Cessna 172E, N5594T, Quitman, TX, July 12, 1987

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 11, 1987, 20:30 local (Jul 12, 1987, 01:30 UTC)
- Place: Quitman, TX
- Coordinates: 32.789638, -95.440551 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7896&lon=-95.4406&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1988
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 22399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW87LA167
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/22399/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87LA167

## Sequence of events

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

- Hard landing, approach - vfr pattern - final approach
  - airspeed(vs) - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

DURING FINAL APPROACH FOR LANDING, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRSPEED TO DROP. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AT APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 40 FEET AGL. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE OCCURRED WHEN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED, CARTWHEELED AND SLID TO A STOP BACKWARDS 300 FEETBEYOND THE THRESHOLD.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5594T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5594T-2013-04-22), registration cancelled 2013-04-22, S/N 17251494, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Registry model: [Cessna 172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (registry code 2072412) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17251494
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300D 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: William H. Miller
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 1, 1987
- Departed: GLE, GAINSVILLE, TX
- Airport: 3T1, Mineola Quitman, runway 18, 3,400 × 75 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 44; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 97 total, 26 in this make and model, 71 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright
- Wind: 160° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 12 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 84 °F, dew point 73 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## 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 19870711040029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870711040029A), Jul 11, 1987: Cessna 172E, Quitman, TX, Substantial damage. Leveled off and stalled 40 feet above runway. Impact on a wing caused cartwheel, bent wings and broken wing spars.

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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