Probable cause
The pilot's improper flare.
NTSB analysis
The student pilot made a normal approach to the runway in his single-engine airplane at an airspeed of approximately 70 miles per hour. During the landing flare, the stall horn sounded and the pilot released back pressure on the control wheel. Subsequently, the airplane landed hard on the runway and the nose gear collapsed. The airplane skidded across the runway before it came to a complete stop. The pilot was able to safely egress the airplane before it was consumed by postimpact fire.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN09CA226 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Mar 20, 2009
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Corsicana, Texas
- Nearest airport
- C. David Campell Field (KCRS)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 172A
- N-number
- N7326T
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.