Cessna CE-172M N1281U
18 May 2008 · San Antonio, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 18 May 2008 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna CE-172M registered N1281U, operated by Wright Flyers Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near San Antonio, 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 22:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Antonio, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Antonio Intl (SAT)
- Coordinates
- 29.5336, -98.4697
- Aircraft
- Cessna CE-172M
- Registration
- N1281U
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Wright Flyers Aviation Inc
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- San Antonio → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- DFW08CA151
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilots improper short field landing procedure and excessive rate of descent. A contributing factor was the student pilots improper recovery from a bounced landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot stated on the pilot operator report that she was 1,000 feet above the runway and three miles out on a straight in approach to a 5,000 foot long runway when she decided to make a short field landing. The pilot "heard a pop sound" when the nose wheel touched on the first impact and the airplane bounced two more times before landing. The hard landing caused structural damage to the wing spar and to the nose gear and firewall. The student pilot was unable to taxi because of the blown nose tire.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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