# Accident 19990610036909A: Cessna 172N, Houston, TX, June 10, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1999, 18:50 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0403° N, 95.5296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0403&lon=-95.5296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5103D (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 2 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW99LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA164) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990610036909A

## Narrative

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

(.4) ON JUNE 10, 1999, AT 1850 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N SINGLE ENGINE AIRPLANE, N5103D, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT EXITED RUNWAY 17R DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT THE DAVID WAYNE HOOKS AIRPORT, SPRING, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED BY A B AVIATION, INC, TOMBALL, TEXAS, AND OPERATED BY NATIONAL AVIATION SERVICES, INC., SPRING, TEXAS, UNDER 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL PERSONAL FLIGHT AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS WERE BEING PERFORMED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT REPORTED TO THE FAA INSPECTOR AND ON THE PILOT/OPERATOR AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT REPORT (NTSB FORM 6120.1/2) THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF PORTION OF THE 5TH TOUCH AND GO LANDING, THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRPLANE "LIFTED UP AS THOUGH A GUST OF WIND HAD HIT THE AIRCRAFT." AS THE PILOT'S ATTENTION WAS DIVERTED, THE "TORQUE EFFECT OF FULL POWER PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT." THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A DRAINAGE DITCH LOCATED BETWEEN RUNWAY 17R AND THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SLID TO A STOP.THE PILOT HAD ACCUMULATED 65.7 HOURS TOTAL FLIGHT TIME. THIS WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST FLIGHT (0.7 HOURS) IN THE CESSNA 172 AIRPLANE SINCE A 1.2 HOUR DUAL CHECK OUT WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. ACCORDING TO FAA RECORDS, THE PILOT OBTAINED HIS PRIVATE CERTIFICATE ON MAY 30, 1999. THE FAA INSPECTOR RESPONDING TO THE SITE REPORTED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL WAS IN THE FULL POWER POSITION AND THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS IN THE LEANED POSITION. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OCCURRED AT THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT AND PANELS ON THE LOWER FUSELAGE. THE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED. THE PILOT REPORTED THE WINDS WERE FROM 120 DEGREES AT 9 KNOTS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 1850 OBSERVATION FOR THE DAVID WAYNE HOOKS AIRPORT WAS WINDS 120 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS, VISIBILITY 10 STATUE MILES, A BROKEN CLOUD LAYER AT 7,500 FEET, AND ALTIMETER SETTING 29.90 INCHES OF MERCURY. THUNDERSTORMS WERE OBSERVED NORTH AND WEST OF THE AIRPORT. "FORM -23 HAS AN AMMENDMENT DATE OF 12-27-99."

## 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 FTW99LA164](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA164), Jun 10, 1999: Cessna 172N (N5103D), Spring, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff roll. Factors were the crosswind condition and the pilot's lack of total experience in the make/model of aircraft.

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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