# Accident 19950618019889A: Cessna 172N, Houston, TX, June 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1995, 12:45 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Weiser Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9093° N, 95.6490° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9093&lon=-95.6490&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6542F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6542F-1998-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950618019889A

## Narrative

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

DISTRACTED BY TRAFFIC. LANDED WITH RIGHT WHEEL OFF EDGE RUNWAY. STRUCK AIRPLANE, GOLF CART AND BUILDING.

## 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 FTW95LA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA250), Jun 18, 1995: Cessna 172N (N6542F), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. FACTORS WERE THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THE MAKE AND MODEL OF AIRPLANE.

## Other reports on N6542F (2)

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

- [Incident 19830726072329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830726072329I), Jul 26, 1983: Cessna 172N (N6542F), Teterboro, NJ, Minor damage. Bounced and porpoised on landing. Bent the nose gear. Tire blown and a bent propeller.
- [Incident 19830401015779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830401015779I), Apr 1, 1983: Cessna 172N (N6542F), Rosenberg, TX, Minor damage. Pilot made a high approach and ran off end of runway.

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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