# Accident 19991217037159A: Cessna 172S, Houston, TX, December 17, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 1999, 12:54 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Sugar Land Municipal/Hull Field Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6102° N, 95.6097° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6102&lon=-95.6097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N912JR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N912JR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A2-KSER (registry code 41518, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a2-kser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991217037159A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 FTW00LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA050), Dec 17, 1999: Cessna 172S (N912JR), Sugar Land, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll.

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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