# Accident 19970504007709A: Cessna 172P, Austin, TX, May 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1997, 08:20 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Executive Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2990° N, 97.6901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2990&lon=-97.6901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53359, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53359-1998-07-11) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 897 total, 8 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW97LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970504007709A

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WHEN A GUST OF WIND CAUSED IT TO LAND HARD AND NOSE OVER. (.4)DURING A SHORT FIELD LANDING APPROACH AT 60 MPH AIRSPEED AND FULL FLAPS AS 'GUSTY WINDS LIFTED THE LEFT WING AND THE AIRPLANE ROLLED LEFT,' THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND. WINDS WERE FROM THE NORTHEAST AT 6 TO 8 KNOTS AND THE APPROACH WAS MADE TO RUNWAY 36. A PILOT, TAXIING FOR DEPARTURE, REPORTED THE AIRPLANE 'STALLED STRIKING THE GROUND IN A NOSE DOWN AND LEFT WING DOWN ATTITUDE' SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. THIS PILOT REPORTED WINDS WERE LIGHT AND VARIABLE AT LESS THAN 5 KNOTS.     (-23) AIRCRAFT APPROACHED RUNWAY 360 ON SHORT FINAL CROSSWIND GUST LIFTED RIGHT WING. AIRCRAFT HIT SHORT OF RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET. AIRCRAFT STRUCK GROUND LEFT WING LOW. AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FAR 91 FLIGHT FOR PILOT PROFICIENCY. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE PILOT OR THE ONE PASSENGER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 FTW97LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW97LA175), May 4, 1997: Cessna 172P (N53359), Austin, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control. A factor was the pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions.

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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