# Accident 20010429008599A: Cessna 172P, Pleasanton, TX, April 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Pleasanton, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 28.9606° N, 98.4897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9606&lon=-98.4897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64776, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N64776) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW01LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010429008599A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON APRIL 29, 2001, AT 1500 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172P AIRPLANE, N64776, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE LANDING AT THE PLEASANTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, PLEASANTON, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO CHRISTIANSEN AVIATION INC., OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, AND OPERATED BY STINSON AIR CENTER, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. THE STUDENT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL SOLO FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE STINSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, AT 1410. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED FROM THE STINSON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AND FLEW TO THE PLEASANTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. HE FLEW A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 16, AND ON FINAL APPROACH THE AIRPLANE WAS CONFIGURED SO THE AIRSPEED WAS 65 KNOTS AND THE AIRPLANE WAS LINED UP WITH THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. PRIOR TO LANDING THE PILOT VERIFIED THAT THERE WAS NO CROSSWIND BY LOOKING AT THE WINDSOCK. UPON TOUCHDOWN A "CROSSWIND GUST FROM 070 DEGREES BEGAN PUSHING [THE] AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT." SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND IMPACTED A DITCH THAT WAS 15-20 FEET WIDE AND 5 FEET DEEP. THE RIGHT WING SPAR WAS DAMAGED DURING THE IMPACT. THE PILOT HAD ACCUMULATED A TOTAL OF 39.2 FLIGHT HOURS, ALL OF WHICH WERE IN THE ACCIDENT MAKE AND MODEL AIRPLANE. ACCORDING TO THE OPERATOR, THIS WAS THE STUDENT'S FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. (-23)ON APRIL 29, 2001, AT 1500 CDT, A CESSNA 172P AIRPLANE, N64776, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED TERRAIN WHILE LANDING AT THE PLEASANTON  MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (PEZ), PLEASANTON, TX.  THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO CHRISTIANSEN AVIATION, INC., OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, AND OPERATED BY STINSON AIR CENTER OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.  THE STUDENT PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT INJURED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CFR, PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL SOLO FLIGHT.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SSF, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 1410.  THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED FROM THE SSF AND FLW TO THE PEZ.  HE FLEW A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 16, AND ON FINAL APPROACH, THE AIRPLANE WAS LINED UP WITH RUNWAY CENTERLINE.  UPON TOUCHDOWN A"CROSSW                                                                    IND GUST FROM 070 DEGREES BEGAN PUSHING THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT SPAR WAS DAMAGED DURING THE IMPACT.

## 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 FTW01LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW01LA123), Apr 29, 2001: Cessna 172P (N64776), Pleasanton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare/touchdown. Contributory factors were the gusty wind and the student pilot's lack of total flight experience.

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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