NTSB CAROL · Event
Event FTW96LA191
Registry · N5215K
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO 162
Year of manufacture
2011
Engine
CONT MOTOR O-200 (100 hp)
Seats / Engines
2 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20110310
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A68FB6
Registrant of record
FILKINS RANDY
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
the student pilot's delayed landing flare and his improper bounced landing recovery technique.
Factual narrative
On April 26, 1996, approximately 0830 central daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N5215K, was substantially damaged during a hard landing at the Denton Municipal Airport, Denton, Texas. The student pilot was not injured. The airplane was rented from Centerline Aviation, Inc., by the pilot for the instructional flight conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The local supervised solo flight departed Denton approximately 5 minutes before the accident. According to the student, after completing three landings with the flight instructor on board, he departed on his second solo flight. At the completion of his first circuit of the traffic pattern, the student "made a bounced landing" and the airplane "porpoised." The propeller struck the pavement and the firewall sustained damage. During his second solo flight, the student pilot made a bounced landing, and the airplane porpoised. The propeller struck the pavement and the firewall sustained damage. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1996_FTW96LA191.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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