Cessna 172 N865CP

Summary

On 26 July 2018 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N865CP, operated by D&S Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Spring, 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

26 July 2018 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Spring, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

David Wayne Hooks Memorial (DWH)

Coordinates

30.0556, -95.5522

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N865CP

Category

Airplane

Year built

1998

Engines

1

Operator

D&S Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Spring → Spring

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA18CA464

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s improper landing flare in a crosswind, which resulted in a hard landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that, during landing, he flared the airplane high, and it then landed hard. He added that the airplane "dipped," and he felt the nosewheel wobble. He then turned off the engine and "steered to the grass" off the runway. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The student reported that the wind was from 110° at 6 knots. The automated weather observation station located on the airport reported that, about 23 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 100° at 9 knots. The airplane landed on runway 35R.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.