Probable cause
The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a hard, bounced landing and the nose landing gear collapsing.
NTSB analysis
According to the pilot, the airplane landed hard and flat on the nose landing gear (NLG) and then bounced. The NLG subsequently collapsed, and the airplane nosed over resulting in substantial damage to the right-wing lift strut and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The pilot did not submit the National Transportation Safety Board Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident/Incident Report Form 6120.1.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for CEN25LA214 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- Jun 19, 2025
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Brookshire, Texas
- Nearest airport
- Sport Flyers (27XS)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna 172
- N-number
- N7299Q
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 1972
- Damage
- Substantial
- 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.