# NTSB FTW97LA163: Cessna 172P, N54153, Mckinney, TX, April 21, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 21, 1997, 13:21 local (18:21 UTC) - Place: Mckinney, TX - Coordinates: 33.179698, -96.589164 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1797&lon=-96.5892&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 15, 1997 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 20200 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW97LA163 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/20200/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA163 ## Probable cause the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the ground after recovery from a bounced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - porpoise/pilot-induced oscillation - encountered, pilot in command - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis According to the instructor pilot, the student pilot was attempting his second landing during his first supervised solo flight. The first landing was normal and uneventful. However, on the second landing, the 'student porpoised the airplane [and] recovered. After recovering, the student slammed on the brakes and ran off the runway. The aircraft proceeded into a muddy ditch, at which time the nose wheel dug into the mud, broke off from the aircraft and the aircraft flipped over on its back.' ## Factual narrative On April 21, 1997, at 1321 central daylight time, a Cessna 172P airplane, N54153, was substantially damaged following a loss of control during landing roll at McKinney Municipal Airport, near McKinney, Texas. The student pilot, sole occupant in the airplane, was not injured. The airplane was owned by private individuals and operated by Addison Air Training under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the instructional solo flight which originated from Addison, Texas, approximately 1 hour and 6 minutes before the accident. No flight plan had been filed. According to the instructor pilot, the student pilot was attempting his second landing to the south at McKinney Municipal Airport during his first supervised solo flight. The first landing was normal and uneventful. On the second landing the "student porpoised the airplane [and] recovered. After recovering, the student slammed on the brakes and ran off the runway. The aircraft proceeded into a muddy ditch, at which time the nose wheel dug into the mud, broke off from the aircraft and the aircraft flipped over on its back." Examination of the aircraft by a FAA inspector revealed that the nose gear was folded aft and both propeller blades were bent. Both wing tips were bent downward outboard of the flaps and the vertical fin and rudder were also damaged. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N54153](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54153-2004-01-23), registration cancelled 2004-01-23, S/N 17274892, built 1981 (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: 17274892 - Airframe hours: 3024 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-D25 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Addison Air Training - Registered owner: Lemoin D. Watkins - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 1997, 15 hours before - Departed: ADS, ADDISON, TX - Airport: TKI, Mckinney Muni, runway 17, 7,000 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 21; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 81 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: TKI ## 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 19970421006299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970421006299A), Apr 21, 1997: Cessna 172P, Mc Kinney, TX, Substantial damage. Aircraft exited runway and ran into ditch and flipped over. (-23) during first supervised solo, the student pilot failed to maintain directional control,… 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.