Cessna 172 N9520Z
24 January 2018 · McKinney, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 January 2018 at about 17:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N9520Z, operated by Menagerie Enterprises, Inc., was involved in an accident near McKinney, 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 17:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- McKinney, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- McKinney National (TKI)
- Coordinates
- 33.1803, -96.5886
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N9520Z
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2013
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Menagerie Enterprises, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- McKinney → McKinney
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA18CA143
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot’s improper approach and landing flare, which resulted in a porpoised landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The student pilot reported that, during the approach to land, the airplane was high, and as she descended, the airspeed increased. She added that, during the touchdown, the airplane bounced three times, and the nose landing gear collapsed. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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All 12,209 records for this type
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