Cessna 172 N212BS

Summary

On 2 September 2019 at about 20:15 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N212BS, operated by Brazos Valley Flight Services, was involved in an accident near La Grange, 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

2 September 2019 at 20:15

Classification

Accident

Location

La Grange, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Fayette Regional (3T5)

Coordinates

29.9083, -96.9500

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N212BS

Category

Airplane

Year built

1999

Engines

1

Operator

Brazos Valley Flight Services

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

College Station → La Grange

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN19LA302

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's improper flare, 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 student pilot was conducting a solo cross-country flight. Upon arriving at the destination airport, he overflew the runway to determine the wind direction from the windsock then performed a normal approach.  He stated that, during the landing flare, a gust of wind came from the right side and lifted the airplane. The airplane then landed hard, bounced once, then came to a stop, resulting in substantial damage to the firewall and a collapsed nose landing gear. Review of the wind conditions revealed a light right crosswind around the time of the accident. The pilot reported there were no mechanical malfunctions or anomalies with the airplane. The circumstances of the accident are consistent with an improper flare and hard landing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.