# Accident 19990105000239A: Cessna 172M, Midlothian/Waxa, TX, January 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1999, 10:30 local time
- Place: Midlothian/Waxa, TX
- Airport: Mid-Way Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 32.4905° N, 96.9898° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4905&lon=-96.9898&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80253, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80253-2001-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990105000239A

## Narrative

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

(-23)STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT JUST PRIOR TO TOUCHDOWN, A GUST OF WIND LIFTED LEFT WING AND AIRCRAFT VEERED TO RIGHT STUDENT REDUCED POWER AND AIRCRAFT NOSE DROPPED. STUDENT REDUCED POWER FURTHER AND NOSE DOWN ALTITUDE INCREASED.  STUDENT PILOT HAD 3.2 HOURS SOLO EXPERIENCE.

## 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 FTW99LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA063), Jan 5, 1999: Cessna 172M (N80253), Midlothian, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to compensate for a crosswind resulting in a loss of control. Factors were the gusty high winds and the flight instructor's improper decision to allow the student to solo…

## Other reports on N80253 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930825039999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930825039999I), Aug 25, 1993: Cessna 172M (N80253), Grand Prairie, TX, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control on rollout. Veered off runway. Hit a ditch. Nosed over.

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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