# Accident 20030531012519A: Cessna 172M, Conroe, TX, May 31, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2003, 20:30 local time
- Place: Conroe, TX
- Airport: Montgomery  County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3500° N, 95.4167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3500&lon=-95.4167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9900V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9900V-2013-05-30) (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 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 500 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030531012519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED ON RUNWAY 14 AND DURING THE CLIMB OUT THE PILOT STATED HE HEARD THE STALL WARNING HORN SOUND AND STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE NOSE AND APPLY RIGHT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND WHEN THEY WERE CLOSE TO THE TREES, THE PILOT STATED HE PULLED THE ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED TO THE GROUND CLIPPING SOME TREES ON THE WAY DOWN. THE STUDENT/PASSENGER STATED HE WAS IN THE LEFT SEAT AND THE PILOT/INSTRUCTOR WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT.

## 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 LAX03LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA178), Jun 1, 2003: Cessna 172M (N9900V), Conroe, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain/maintain sufficient airspeed, which resulted in a stall/mush.

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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