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19991217037159A

Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Houston, TX · December 17, 1999

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Date
December 17, 1999 · 12:54 local
Place
Houston, TX
Airport
Sugar Land Municipal/Hull Field Arp
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N912JR
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW00LA050
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Continental IO360*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total
N912JRRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8200 · Built 1999Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming 0-435A2-KSERReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19) On December 17, 1999, at 1354 central standard time, a Cessna 172S airplane, N912JR, was substantially damaged when it impacted a taxiway light and a ditch while landing at the Sugar Land municipal airport, Sugar Land, Texas. The student pilot, sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and flight plan was not filed for the 14 code of federal regulations part 91 solo instructional flight. The local flight originated from the Sugar Land municipal airport. According to the FAA inspector, the student pilot was landing on runway 17 when the airplane exited the runway and impacted a taxiway light and a ditch. The horizontal stabilizer's spar was structurally damaged. (.4)the student pilot stated that he was cleared to Land on runway 17. The pilot added that he trimmed the airplane for 60-62 knots and touched down on the runway. Upon landing, the airplane started to shimmy and vibrate. The pilot stated that the airplane then veered to the left. He added that he tried to control the airplane to no avail, and the airplane departed the runway, crossed a taxiway, impacted a taxiway light and a ditch, coming to rest upright.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON DECEMBER 17, 1999, AT 1354 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172S AIRPLANE, N912JR, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A TAXIWAY LIGHT AND A DITCH WHILE LANDING AT THE SUGAR LAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SUGAR LAND, TEXAS. THE STUDENT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SUGAR LAND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. ACCORDING TO THE FAA INSPECTOR, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17 WHEN THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A TAXIWAY LIGHT AND A DITCH. THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER'S SPAR WAS STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 17. THE PILOT ADDED THAT HE TRIMMED THE AIRPLANE FOR 60-62 KNOTS AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. UPON LANDING, THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO SHIMMY AND VIBRATE. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE THEN VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE ADDED THAT HE TRIED TO CONTROL THE AIRPLANE TO NO AVAIL, AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, CROSSED A TAXIWAY, IMPACTED A TAXIWAY LIGHT AND A DITCH, COMING TO REST UPRIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB FTW00LA050Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSugar Land, TXThe student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll.Dec 17, 1999 · Substantial damage