# Accident 19960323046209A: Cessna 172P, Rockwall, TX, March 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1996, 12:45 local time
- Place: Rockwall, TX
- Airport: Rockwall Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.9200° N, 96.4498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9200&lon=-96.4498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737UP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW96LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960323046209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 23, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 1245 LOCAL THE PRIVATE RATED PILOT AND 3 PASSENGERS WERE ON A LOCAL CFR 14 PART 91 FLIGHT. THE PILOT MADE A NORMAL LANDING APPROACH TO RUNWAY 16 AT ROCKWALL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (F46). UPON CROSSING THE NORTH END OF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT'S RATE OF DESCENT INCREASED DRAMATICALLY, THE RIGHT WING DROPPED AND CONTACTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT COMING DOWN HARD ON THE MAIN GEAR AND VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST IN THE GRASS ON ITS MAIN GEAR. PILOT AND PASSENGERS WERE UNINJURED. SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.

## 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 FTW96LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW96LA153), Mar 23, 1996: Cessna 172N (N737UP), Rockwall, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor was the gusty wind condition.

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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