# Accident 20021011037389A: Cessna 172L, San Antonio, TX, October 11, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2002, 14:31 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Stinson Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3369° N, 98.4711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3369&lon=-98.4711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7616G (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021011037389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, (STUDENT SOLO) DRIFTED LEFT OF CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY AND STRUCK RUNWAY SIGN WITH LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE STUDENT CONTINUED THE TAKEOFF AND ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT DRITED LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND STRUCK ANOTHER SIGN. DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE SPAR OF THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 FTW03LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA017), Oct 11, 2002: Cessna 172L (N7616G), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind resulting in a loss of directional control. A contributing factor was the prevailing crosswind.

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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