Cessna 172S N544SP

Summary

On 9 August 2016 at about 14:15 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N544SP, operated by Skymates Inc, was involved in an accident near Arlington, 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.

Date

9 August 2016 at 14:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Arlington, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Arlington Muni (GKY)

Coordinates

32.6653, -97.0939

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N544SP

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

1

Operator

Skymates Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Arlington → Arlington

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN16CA319

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's 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

During a full-stop landing to the 100 foot wide paved runway the airplane hit "very hard and bounced to a very high level". The student pilot did not execute a go-around and reported that on the second touchdown "he tried to hold it off again", but the operating propeller struck the runway surface and the airplane bounced a second time. On the third touchdown the nose gear collapsed, directional control was lost, and the airplane exited the left side of the runway. After digging into the grass the nose gear completely separated resulting in substantial damage to the firewall and the forward fuselage. The student pilot and the operator reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.