# Accident 19821212063679A: Cessna 172, Katy, TX, December 12, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1982, 17:30 local time
- Place: Katy, TX
- Airport: Harbican
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.7509° N, 95.7401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7509&lon=-95.7401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54667, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54667-2008-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 116 total, 84 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821212063679A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED ON SOFT WET GRASS STRIP. WHEN NOSE WHEEL CAME DOWN IT STRUCK A DIRT MOUND. AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW83LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA058), Dec 12, 1982: Cessna 172 (N54667), Katy, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N54667 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19880417028799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880417028799I), Apr 17, 1988: Cessna 172P (N54667), St Louis, MO, Minor damage. Pilot touched down too fast and ran off end of runway. Broke off nose gear fork and damaged propeller.
- [Incident 19861221081299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861221081299I), Dec 21, 1986: Cessna 172P (N54667), Kansas City, MO, Minor damage. During landing, the nose gear struck the runway with sufficient force to damage nose gear and propeller.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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