Aviation Crash Map

Cessna 172P N5215K

26 April 1996 · Denton, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 26 April 1996 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N5215K, operated by Centerline Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Denton, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 13:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Denton, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Denton Municipal (DTO)
Coordinates
33.2110, -97.1304
Aircraft
Cessna 172P
Registration
N5215K
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Instructional
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW96LA191

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the student pilot's delayed landing flare and his improper bounced landing recovery technique.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During his second solo flight, the student pilot made a bounced landing, and the airplane porpoised. The propeller struck the pavement and the firewall sustained damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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