- Date
- July 8, 1993, 10:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place
- Lamesa, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N13722Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 19, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930708024449A
- Case key
- 18791
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Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare, improper recovery from a bounced landing and the inadvertent stall. A factor was the gusty wind.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
During the flare and touchdown the airplane landed hard and bounced into the air. The pilot applied full power; however, the airplane stalled. During the uncontrolled descent, the airplane hit the runway and veered to the left of the runway impacting the visual approach slope indicator. The pilot reported the winds gusting to 30 knots from the south
Factual narrative
On July 8, 1993, at approximately 1015 central daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N13722, sustained substantial damage at the Lamesa Municipal Airport, Lamesa, Texas, following a loss of control during an aborted landing. The student pilot did not sustain injury. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed throughout the area for the cross country flight.
The pilot report to the Board revealed the following information. The pilot was aware of the right crosswind. Flying over the runway numbers at approximately 15 feet above the runway, a sudden loss of lift occurred and the airplane landed hard on the runway and bounced back into the air. As the pilot added full power, the airplane stalled, hit the runway and the visual approach slope indicator as the airplane departed the left side of the runway.
The pilot and witnesses reported the winds from the south at approximately 20 knots gusting to 30 knots.
The airplane was released to the owner following the investigation.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13722
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17262969
- Airframe hours
- 4,360
- Engine
- Lycoming O-360-E2P, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Bulls, F. B.
- Registered owner
- Bulls, F. B.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 17, 1993 · 88 hours before
- Departed
- MAF · Midland, TX
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 2F5 · Lamesa Municipal, runway 16, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 33 total · 6 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point 64 °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.
Other investigations on N13722 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.