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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · San Antonio, TX · June 22, 2003

Date: June 22, 2003 · 10:44 local
Place: San Antonio, TX
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N912KD
NTSB investigation: NTSBFTW03LA175
Reported as: Cessna 172L
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,218 total150 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N912KDRegistration cancelled Apr 11, 2012 · Cessna 172LS/N 17259316 · Built 1970 Airframe modelCessna 172L Engine modelLycoming 0-320 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) Pilot attempted an intentional downwind landing with flaps up on grass strip. One passenger was onboard. Pilot touched down at mid-field. Aircraft exceeded runway limits and struck an embankment at fence on west end of runway. Aircraft received substantial damage to wings and fuselage. Passenger was uninjured. There was no fire. Pilot sustained a nose bleed, but was previously treated with blood thinning medicine. Pilot was hospitalized to stop the nose bleed. We could not ascertain that the pilot received injury from aircraft accident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED AN INTENTIONAL DOWNWIND LANDING WITH FLAPS UP ON GRASS STRIP. ONE PASSENGER WAS ONBOARD. PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AT MID-FIELD. AIRCRAFT EXCEEDED RUNWAY LIMITS AND STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT AT FENCE ON WEST END OF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO WINGS AND FUSELAGE. PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. THERE WAS NO FIRE. PILOT SUSTAINED A NOSE BLEED, BUT WAS PREVIOUSLY TREATED WITH BLOOD THINNING MEDICINE. PILOT WAS HOSPITALIZED TO STOP THE NOSE BLEED. WE COULD NOT ASCERTAIN THAT THE PILOT RECEIVED INJURY FROM AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT.

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 FTW03LA175Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Antonio, TXThe pilot misjudged his altitude and airspeed, and his failure to perform a go-around.Jun 22, 2003 · Substantial damage