# Accident 19970421006299A: Cessna 172P, Mc Kinney, TX, April 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 1997, 13:21 local time
- Place: Mc Kinney, TX
- Airport: Mc Kinney Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1797° N, 96.5892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1797&lon=-96.5892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54153, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54153-2004-01-23) (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 172P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970421006299A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY AND RAN INTO DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER. (-23) DURING FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO, THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. HE WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION.

## 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 FTW97LA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA163), Apr 21, 1997: Cessna 172P (N54153), Mckinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the ground after recovery from a bounced landing.

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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