# NTSB IAD00LA055: Cessna 172H, N8805Z, Kutztown, PA, July 3, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 3, 2000, 11:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Kutztown, PA - Coordinates: 40.52095, -75.770973 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5209&lon=-75.7710&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 18, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49649 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD00LA055 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49649/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00LA055 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his delay in remedial action. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, landing - aborted - recovery from bounced landing - improper, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - remedial action - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll ## Analysis The student pilot and flight instructor were practicing touch and go's at the airport. The student pilot performed the first landing without any problems; however, during the second landing, the airplane bounced hard on the runway. The CFI added full power to initiate a go-around; however, the airspeed was too slow, the flaps were extended, and they were 'running out of runway.' The CFI then aborted the go-around and attempted to land on the remaining runway. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, and impacted a hangar. ## Factual narrative On July 3, 2000, about 1130 Eastern Daylight Time, a Cessna 172H, N8805Z, was substantially damaged during landing at the Kutztown Airport (N31), Kutztown, Pennsylvania. The certificated flight instructor and student pilot were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the local instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the certified flight instructor (CFI), the accident flight was a "familiarization flight" for the student pilot. They planned to remain in the traffic pattern to practice takeoffs and landings on Runway 35, a 2,435 foot long, 240 foot wide, turf/asphalt runway. The CFI stated that the student pilot performed the first landing without any problems, "on the numbers." During the second landing, the airplane "bounced hard" on the runway, and the CFI attempted to regain control of the airplane. He added full power to initiate a go-around; however, the airspeed was "too slow," the flaps were extended, and they were "running out of runway." The CFI then aborted the go-around and attempted to land on the remaining runway. The airplane departed the left side of the runway, and impacted a hangar. The student pilot reported that he performed the first takeoff and landing to Runway 35 uneventfully. During the second approach, he extended the downwind leg of the traffic pattern to allow spacing for a glider to land prior to his landing. On short final, the student pilot extended full flaps, after he realized the airplane was a "little high." He reported that as the airplane began to "drop fairly fast" over the runway, the CFI took over the controls, and added power to avoid a hard landing. The airplane bounced on the runway and the CFI initiated a go-around. The CFI then aborted the go-around and attempted to land on the remaining runway. The airplane touched down on a grass strip to the left of the runway, and impacted a hangar with its left wingtip. It then pivoted to the left and came to rest after it struck the hangar with its right wing. According to the student pilot, he had accumulated 40 to 50 hours of total flight experience over the past 5 years. Prior to the accident flight, his last flight was "about a year ago." The CFI reported 14,479 hours of total flight time, of which 6,000 hours were in the make and model of the accident airplane. Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector, revealed substantial damage to both wings, the propeller, and the right flap. The winds reported at an airport 10 miles away, at 1154, were from 230 degrees at 5 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8805Z](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8805Z-2026-01-17), registration cancelled 2026-01-17, S/N 17255455, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172H - Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17255455 - Airframe hours: 4417 - Engines: Continental O-300 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Granite Sales Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 7, 2000, 82 hours before - Departed: N31 - Airport: N31, Kutztown Airport, runway 35, 2,435 × 240 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; flight instructor, commercial, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 14,479 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 13,799 as pilot in command, 222 in the last 90 days, 120 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 5 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: RDG, 10 nm away ## 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 20000703008409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000703008409A), Jul 3, 2000: Cessna 172H, Kutztown, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) A flight instructor was conducting a re-familiarization flight for a student who had not flown in some time. The student flew the first landing without… ## Other investigations on N8805Z (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 CEN24LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA102), Jan 30, 2024: Cessna 172 (N8805Z), Terrell, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power during the initial climb due to fuel exhaustion. 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. 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