# Accident 19961115042359A: Cessna 170B, Manvel, TX, November 15, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 1996, 10:00 local time
- Place: Manvel, TX
- Airport: Wolfe Airpark Inc Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4801° N, 95.3510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4801&lon=-95.3510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25JM-1997-12-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170B (registry code 2072306, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,638 total, 4 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961115042359A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE AIRPLANE ON RUNWAY 20 WITH A GUSTY SOUTH CROSSWIND. AS HE STARTED THE LANDING FLARE, 'APPROXIMATELY ONE TO TWO FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, A SUDDEN LEFT GUST DISPLACED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY.'  A GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED.  'WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GAIN [A] GREATER AIRSPEED, THE AIRPLANE WAS DISPLACED FURTHER TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY,' STRUCK A TREE, AND SUBSEQUENTLY IMPACTED A HISTORICAL MARKER.  AT 0949, 11 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE WINDS AT THE HOUSTON HOBBY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN HOUSTON, TEXAS, 10 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE ACCIDENT SITE, WERE FROM 120 DEGREES AT 14 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS.            (-23) ON NOVEMBER 14, 1996 AT APPROX. 10 AM CST A CESSNA 170B, N25JM, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING THE LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A NORMAL APPROACH IN GUSTY WINDS. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OFF THE CENTERLINE OR THE RUNWAY. DURING THE ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A TREE. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON A NORTHERN HEADING, THE WINGS, WING STRUTS, LANDING GEAR, AND FUSELAGE WERE DAMAGED. THE LEFT ELEVATOR STRUCK A HISTORICAL MARKER, COMPLETELY TEARING IT OFF THE PLANE. THE PILOT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES.

## 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 FTW97LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA043), Nov 15, 1996: Cessna 170B (N25JM), Manvel, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of aircraft control due to the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind. A factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N25JM (1)

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

- [Incident 19780713043909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780713043909I), Jul 13, 1978: Cessna 170 (N25JM), Terrytown, FL, Minor damage. Pilot hit a hole on takeoff from a wet sod strip. Bent the 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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