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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172C · Pecos, TX · April 22, 2003

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Date
April 22, 2003 · 15:30 local
Place
Pecos, TX
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1667Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW03LA138
Reported as
Cessna 172C
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
75 total66 in this make and model66 in the last 90 days
N1667YRegistration cancelled May 10, 2007 · Cessna 172CS/N 17249367 · Built 1962Airframe modelCessna 172CEngine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On April 22, 2003, approximately 1530 central daylight time, Cessna 172C, N1667Y was substantially damaged following loss of control while attempting to land on a highway (fm road 2119), 39 miles northwest of Pecos, Texas, 4.5 miles into culberson county. Pilot/owner attempted landing northwest on fm 2119 and drifted to the west just before touching down. Left main gear contacted dirt mound, pilot advanced throttle and attempted to correct to the right. The right main gear then contacted barb wire fence and the airplane rotated down and to the right and impacted the ground. Right main gear and nose landing gear sheared off, right side fuselage buckled, right lower wing strut attach sheared from the aircraft, right wing buckled at the fuselage attachment point, the left wing tip and aileron was damaged. Severe damage occurred to aircraft propeller during impact. GPS terrain elevation was 3270 and the aircraft oriented 35 degree heading after initial impact. Both aircraft fuel tanks contained fuel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON APRIL 22, 2003, APPROXIMATELY 1530 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, CESSNA 172C, N1667Y WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FOLLOWING LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A HIGHWAY (FM ROAD 2119), 39 MILES NORTHWEST OF PECOS, TEXAS, 4.5 MILES INTO CULBERSON COUNTY. PILOT/OWNER ATTEMPTED LANDING NORTHWEST ON FM 2119 AND DRIFTED TO THE WEST JUST BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN. LEFT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED DIRT MOUND, PILOT ADVANCED THROTTLE AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT TO THE RIGHT. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR THEN CONTACTED BARB WIRE FENCE AND THE AIRPLANE ROTATED DOWN AND TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED THE GROUND. RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND NOSE LANDING GEAR SHEARED OFF, RIGHT SIDE FUSELAGE BUCKLED, RIGHT LOWER WING STRUT ATTACH SHEARED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, RIGHT WING BUCKLED AT THE FUSELAGE ATTACHMENT POINT, THE LEFT WING TIP AND AILERON WAS DAMAGED. SEVERE DAMAGE OCCURRED TO AIRCRAFT PROPELLER DURING IMPACT. GPS TERRAIN ELEVATION WAS 3270 AND THE AIRCRAFT ORIENTED 35 DEGREE HEADING AFTER INITIAL IMPACT. BOTH AIRCRAFT FUEL TANKS CONTAINED FUEL.

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 FTW03LA138Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPecos, TXThe failure of the pilot to maintain aircraft control while landing. A contributing factor was the gusty wind condition.Apr 22, 2003 · Substantial damage