# NTSB WPR20CA209: Cessna 172, N92356, Lubbock, TX, June 8, 2020 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 8, 2020, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Lubbock, TX - Coordinates: 33.668609, -101.819999 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6686&lon=-101.8200&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 101551 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR20CA209 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/101551/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101551 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR20CA209 ## Probable cause The pilot's improper approach and descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: descent/approach/glide path](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172M, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md?model=2072418), [All aircraft, 809 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172M, 123 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072418), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Hard landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172M, 23 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md?model=2072418), [All aircraft, 2,102 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/092/sequence.md) ## Analysis The solo student pilot reported that during landing, the airplane landed hard. The pilot subsequently taxied the airplane to the ramp without further incident. The forward fuselage, aft of the firewall was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. . ## Factual narrative The solo student pilot reported that during landing, the airplane landed hard. The pilot subsequently taxied the airplane to the ramp without further incident. The forward fuselage, aft of the firewall was substantially damaged. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N92356](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92356), registered now, S/N 17261567, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172 (M) - Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17261567 - Year built: 1973 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 ED2 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Hub City Aviation Academy LLC - Registered owner: Hub City Aviation Academy LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, April 28, 2020 - Departed: LBB, Lubbock, TX - Destination: MAF, Midland, TX - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: LBB, Lubbock Preston Smith Intl, runway 17R, 11,500 × 150 ft, concrete - Equipment: Unknown ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 22; injuries: none; student; medical: class 1, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 78 total, 54 in this make and model, 13 as pilot in command, 51 in the last 90 days, 24 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 95 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.76 inHg - Observed at: KLBB ## 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 20200608004019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200608004019A), Jun 8, 2020: Cessna 172M, Lubbock, TX, Minor damage. On June 8, 2020, at approximately 1511 CDT, a Cessna 172M bearing registration number N92356, had a hard landing at Lubbock preston smith international airport… ## Other investigations on N92356 (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 CEN25LA355](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA355), Aug 27, 2025: Cessna 172M (N92356), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s mismanagement of available fuel, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 9, 2020, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=101551. 881 KB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 706 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=10015996&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20209_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Record of conversation (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 83 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=10017006&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=RECORD%20OF%20CONVERSATION%20209-Rel.pdf - Accident photo (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 93 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=10015849&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20209-Rel.pdf 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.