# Accident 19910420011609A: Cessna 172L, Huntsville, TX, April 20, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 1991, 16:30 local time
- Place: Huntsville, TX
- Airport: Huntsville Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7106° N, 95.5394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7106&lon=-95.5394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5536E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5536E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 39 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910420011609A

## Narrative

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

FLARED NOSE HIGH FOR LANDING. GUSTY WINDS CAUSED A WING TO DRAG ON GROUND. AIRCRAFT THEN 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 FTW91LA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA069), Apr 20, 1991: Cessna 172L (N5536E), Huntsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. A FACTOR WAS THE EMPHASIS PLACED UPON FULL-STALL LANDINGS BY HIS INSTRUCTOR.

## Other reports on N5536E (1)

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

- [Accident 19830306006289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830306006289A), Mar 6, 1983: Cessna 172N (N5536E), Canton, TX, Substantial damage. Wind blew aircraft off runway alignment during landing. Crash occurred during go around attempt.

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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