# NTSB WPR22LA111: Cessna 172M, N9010H, Banning, CA, February 26, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: February 26, 2022, 09:30 local (17:30 UTC) - Place: Banning, CA · airport environment - Coordinates: 33.922556, -116.85097 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9226&lon=-116.8510&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 104705 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR22LA111 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104705/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104705 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22LA111 ## Probable cause The solo student pilot's improper landing flare and bounced landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a parked vehicle and hanger. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: landing flare](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172M, 37 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/cases.md?model=2072418), [All aircraft, 1,285 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062041/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) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172M, 59 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072418), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172M, 61 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072418), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The solo student pilot of the airplane reported that, during the landing flare the airplane porpoised and veered left. He applied full engine power and attempted to go-around however, the airplane continued to veer left. Concerned the airplane would not become airborne, he aborted the go-around and applied brakes. The airplane exited the runway and impacted a parked vehicle and hanger. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and fuselage. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9010H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9010H-2023-08-12), registration cancelled 2023-08-12, S/N 17265898, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M - 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: 17265898 - Year built: 1975 - Airframe hours: 4498 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Flex Air Holdings Inc - Registered owner: Flex Air Holdings Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, February 11, 2022 - Departed: KMYF, San Diego, CA - Destination: KBNG, Banning, CA - Airport: BNG, Banning Muni, runway 26, 4,955 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic flight bag or handheld device, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 35; injuries: minor; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 77.5 total, 45.5 in this make and model, 11.6 as pilot in command, 35.4 in the last 90 days, 18.7 in the last 30 days, 2.8 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 9 knots, gusting 15 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 3 °F - Altimeter: 30.36 inHg - Observed at: KPSP, 18 nm away - METAR: KPSP 261753Z 36009G15KT 10SM CLR 19/M16 A3036 RMK AO2 SLP281 T01891156 10189 20094 51015 ## 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 20220226021229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220226021229A), Feb 26, 2022: Cessna 172M, Banning, CA, Destroyed. On 02/26/2022 a student pilot took off on a solo cross country from montgomery field (myf) to palm springs airport (psp). While enroute to psp the student… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 20, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104705. 2.4 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 1.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13564501&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=WPR22LA111%20NTSB%206120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Damage pictures (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 786 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13571383&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Damage%20Photos-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. 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