Cessna 172 accident near Lakeway, TX

On March 14, 2019, a Cessna 172 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lakeway, TX. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.

Date

March 14, 2019

Place

Lakeway, TX

Aircraft

Cessna 172 · Airplane

Injuries

1 fatal, 1 serious, 0 minor

Damage

Substantial

Position

30.351°N, 97.994°W

NTSB ID

20190314X60852

Official records · CEN19FA099

• Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation

Air traffic control records

• Ctaf Recording Transcript: Transcript (PDF), on ntsb.gov

NTSB summary

HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn March 14, 2019, about 1340 central daylight time, a Cessna 172, N8620B, sustained substantial damage when it was involved in an accident near Lakeway, Texas. The flight instructor sustained serious injuries and the student pilot sustained fatal injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The purpose of the flight was for the student to practice crosswind takeoffs and landings. The flight instructor was unable to recall the events leading up to the accident. Another flight instructor saw the accident airplane abort two landings, which he surmised was due to the gusting wind conditions. As the airplane flew upwind after the second aborted landing, he heard the engine begin to sputter. The airplane then turned back toward the airport, flew over his location at the airport fuel pump, then turned right away from the runway before entering a left turn toward the runway from about 500 to 600 ft above ground level He stated that from his view on the ground, it appeared that the flight instructor was flying the airplane at that point. The airplane stalled and descended straight toward the ground, "wing and nose" first. A pilot, was who receiving instruction with the eyewitness flight instructor, reported that he saw the airplane turn back toward the runway after conducting a go-around. The airplane proceeded over the runway and he heard the engine "sputtering." He saw a puff of "darker exhaust" come out of the engine and heard the engine restarting. The airplane maneuvered toward a left downwind leg

Probable cause

A partial loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined, and the flight instructor's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack while maneuvering for a forced landing, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and subsequent loss of control.

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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.