# Accident 20011217037469A: Cessna 172, New Braunfels, TX, December 17, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 17, 2001, 15:30 local time
- Place: New Braunfels, TX
- Airport: New Braunfels Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: W78S
- Location: 29.7044° N, 98.0422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7044&lon=-98.0422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5181R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5181R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW02LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011217037469A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON DECEMBER 17, 2001, AT 1530 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172 SINGLE-ENGINE AIRPLANE, N5181R, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A DITCH, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT THE NEW BRAUNFELS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, NEW BRAUNFELS, TEXAS. THE AIRPLANE WAS OWNED AND OPERATED BY WRIGHT FLYERS HOLDING LLC 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 FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED NEW BRAUNFELS AT 1525 . IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH THE NTSB INVESTIGATOR-IN-CHARGE, THE 30-HOUR STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST LANDING DURING HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO. A LEFT HAND TRAFFIC PATTERN WAS FLOWN TO RUNWAY 35. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT "VEERED 15 - 20 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT." SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY, PROCEEDED ACROSS A TAXIWAY WHERE THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE IMPACTED A "WET DITCH." THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE WIND AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WASLIGHT AND VARIABLE. ACCORDING TO AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER, THE LEFT WING REAR SPAR S USTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. (-23) STUDENT LANDS ON RWY 35, DURING SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO AT NEW BRAUNFELS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. AFTER LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT "VEERED 15-20 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT." SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY, PROCEEDING ACROSS A TAXIWAY WHERE THE NOSE IMPACTED A "WET DITCH." THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 FTW02LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA058), Dec 17, 2001: Cessna 172 (N5181R), New Braunfels, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the soft terrain.

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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