Cessna 172R N411ES

Summary

On 28 April 2011 at about 21:15 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N411ES, operated by Airline Transport Professionals, was involved in an accident near Fort Worth, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

28 April 2011 at 21:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Fort Worth Spinks (FWS)

Coordinates

32.5653, -97.3081

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N411ES

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Airline Transport Professionals

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Arlington → Fort Worth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA331

1 person had minor injuries.

The student pilot's improper recovery from the bounced landing and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot was performing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings when the airplane touched down and bounced. During the attempted recovery, the airplane stalled, rolled left, and impacted the ground. According to the flight instructor, he attempted to take control of the airplane, but the student continued to pull back on the airplane's control yoke. The student pilot reported that when requested to relinquish the flight controls, he did so. The airplane's left wing and fuselage sustained substantial damage during the accident. The flight instructor reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.