Cessna 172S N6319G

Summary

On 7 August 2023 at about 03:15 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N6319G was involved in an accident near Waco, 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

7 August 2023 at 03:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Waco, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Waco Rgnl (ACT)

Coordinates

31.6135, -97.2269

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N6319G

Category

Airplane

Year built

2008

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

San Marcos → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night

NTSB number

CEN23LA355

Nobody was injured.

The solo student pilot’s improper descent path which resulted in a hard landing on the nose wheel and subsequent bounced 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 he was anxious on the flight controls in preparation for night landing. During the approach, he felt the airplane was higher above the runway than his actual altitude, and he descended the airplane in a nose low attitude which caused a hard landing on the nose wheel. The student pilot then pulled back on the control yoke, and subsequently the airplane porpoised and settled on to the runway surface. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the forward fuselage. The student pilot reported that the airplane had no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.