Cessna 172L N3889Q

Summary

On 3 April 2005 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 172L registered N3889Q was involved in an accident near Stephenville, Texas, United States. 2 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

3 April 2005 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Stephenville, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Clark Field Municipal Airrport (SEP)

Coordinates

32.2153, -98.1775

Aircraft

Cessna 172L

Registration

N3889Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McKinney → Stephenville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW05CA100

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, which resulted in a hard landing. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 123-hour private pilot entered a left downwind for runway 14 (a 4,200-foot by 75-foot asphalt runway), and proceeded to fly a left traffic pattern. On final approach, the airplane had 20 degrees of flaps and was traveling at approximately 70 miles per hour. During touch down the airplane "porpoised and came off the ground." The pilot elected to abort the landing and then proceeded around the traffic pattern. After landing successfully, the pilot taxied the airplane to parking. The wind at the time of the mishap was from 180 degrees at 15 knots, gusting to 18 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.