Cessna 172P accident near Huntingburg, Indiana, July 25, 2003
On July 25, 2003 at about 7:00 pm local time, a Cessna 172P, registered N99040, was substantially damaged in an accident near Huntingburg, Indiana (Huntingburg Airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot's inadequate flare and the failure to perform a go-around during landing. The planned approach with a quartering tailwind were contributing factors.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- July 25, 2003 · about 7:00 pm local time
- Place
- Huntingburg, Indiana · Huntingburg Airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172P · all 172Ps on the register
- Registration
- N99040 · registry record · serial 172P-76395
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
The airplane received substantial damage during a bounced landing on runway 27. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident with wind from 150 degrees at 6 knots. The pilot stated that the accident could have been avoided by performing a go-around.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: private
- Ratings: single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 1,080 hours in all; 230 in this make and model; 28 in the last 90 days; 9 in the last 30 days; 1,030 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: July 25, 2003
- Medical certificate: Class 3 (valid medical--w/ waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 5,046.5 hours
- Last inspection: 100-hour inspection, May 13, 2003; 79.4 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 2,550 lb
- Seats: 4
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-320 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: I42 Paoli IN at 5:30 pm
- Destination: HNB Huntingburg IN
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 5,000 ft by 75 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: a few clouds at 4,800 ft
- Temperature: 81°F (27°C), dew point 63°F (17°C)
- Altimeter: 30.21 inHg
- Observation at 5:55 pm from HNB
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The docket at the NTSB holds the report as a PDF and the investigation's photographs and documents. This site never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number CHI03LA229.