Cessna 172M accident near McAllen, TX
On July 9, 2003, a Cessna 172M (airplane) was involved in an accident near McAllen, TX. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 9, 2003
- Place
- McAllen, TX
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172M · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 26.181°N, 98.248°W
- NTSB ID
- 20030714X01082
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On July 9, 2003, at approximately 0953 central daylight time, a Cessna 172M single-engine airplane, N13368, registered to and operated by the pilot, was destroyed after impacting the terrain following a loss of control while landing on runway 13 at the McAllen Miller International Airport (MFE), near McAllen, Texas. The private pilot and his passenger were fatally injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. The local flight originated from MFE at approximately 0900. According to information provided to the NTSB Investigator-In-Charge (IIC) by the MFE air traffic control tower (ATCT) personnel, the airplane departed MFE and flew to Edinburg, Texas, and returned to MFE. The ATCT manager and ATCT controller witnessed the accident. The ATCT manager reported that the accident aircraft was inbound and was instructed to follow a Piper Arrow. The pilot in N13368 reported the Arrow in sight. He was following the Arrow and without advising the tower, performed a 360-degree left turn. After the 360-degree turn, the aircraft proceeded inbound to the runway. Two eye-witnesses, who were in the airport control tower, observed the airplane touch down approximately 1,000 feet down Runway 13 on the right main landing gear, bounce once, and start a slow turn to the right. The witnesses also stated that the airplane climbed to about 50 feet AGL, descended slightly, and struck the top of a 40-foot high tree just outside of the airport perimeter fence before nose-diving into
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to recover from a bounced landing which resulted in a loss of control. Contributing factors were the gusty winds.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
