# Accident 20030622014359A: Cessna 172M, Beaumont Port A, TX, June 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2003, 12:45 local time
- Place: Beaumont Port A, TX
- Airport: Jefferson County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9508° N, 94.0206° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9508&lon=-94.0206&mi=10
- Aircraft: N753MF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N753MF-2008-11-04) (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: 4,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030622014359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 12 DURING SIMULATED ENGINE OUT. APPROACH EXTENDED PAST THE THRESHOLD OF R/W 12. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED GROUND, BOTH MAIN AND NOSE WHEEL, IN THE GRASS ON EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY 16 (CLOSED R/W) ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 100 DEGREE. AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AND DRAGGED THE TAIL ON THE CEMENT OF R/W 16. PROCEEDED TO CLEAR THE BARRICADES ON R/W 16 AND STALLED. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED GROUND WITH LEFT WING TIP, CARTWHEELING IN THE GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAYS 16/34 & 12/30 AND CAME TO REST ON A HEADING OF APPROXIMATELY 350 DEGREES. THE LEFT WING TIP WAS BENT UP AT AN APPROXIMATE ANGLE OF 35 DEGREES. THE ENGINE MOUNTS WERE BROKEN TO THE LEFT AND THE ENGINE WAS SITTING 90 DEGREES TO THE FUSELAGE, FACING LEFT. THE NOSE GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET TO THE LEFT. THE RIGHT WING WAS BENT BACK ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEGREES AND THE TIP WAS BENT UP ABOUT 20 TO 30 DEGREES. ONE PROP BLADE WAS BENT BACK AND THE OTHER SHOWED NO SIGNS OF COMING IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE ENGINE DID NOT APPEAR TO BE UNDER POWER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 FTW03LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA176), Jun 22, 2003: Cessna 172M (N753MF), Beaumont, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The instructor's delay in executing a go-around and his failure to maintain aircraft control due to inadequate compensation of wind gusts. A contributing factor was the gusty winds.

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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