# Accident 20030925025209A: Cessna 172S, Houston, TX, September 25, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2003, 09:15 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: West Houston-Lakeside Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8181° N, 95.6703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8181&lon=-95.6703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N168ME (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW03LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA231) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030925025209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER THIRD LANDING, DURING FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO, STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHEN HE LOOKED AT FLAP HANDLE AND RETRACTED FLAPS WHILE STILL ROLLING ON THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OFF RUNWAY, ACROSS A PARALLEL TAXIWAY AND INTO A DITCH, COMING TO A STOP UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 FTW03LA231](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA231), Sep 25, 2003: Cessna 172S (N168ME), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during a landing. A contributing factor was the pilot's diverted attention while performing the after landing check.

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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