Cessna 172N N737TY

Summary

On 1 December 2012 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N737TY, operated by Texins Association, was involved in an accident near McKinney, Texas, United States. 3 people were 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.

Date

1 December 2012 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

McKinney, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Collin County Regional (KTKI)

Coordinates

33.1769, -96.5886

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N737TY

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Texins Association

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McKinney → McKinney

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA090

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s inadequate flare, which resulted in a hard nosewheel landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that windy conditions existed during the flight, but the wind was not a crosswind during landing. He said that the airplane touched down hard on the nosewheel, bounced, and then settled onto the runway. Postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that the nosewheel landing gear and propeller were bent, and the firewall sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.