# Accident 20031015030259A: Cessna 172H, Cypress, TX, October 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Cypress, TX
- Airport: Dry Creek Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4797° N, 95.3269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4797&lon=-95.3269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3760R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3760R-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 250 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA008) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031015030259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT, SAID HE LOST CONTROL OF THE CE-172 DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING TO THE 2800 X 100 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY. SEVERAL EYEWITNESSES DESCRIBED THE 90 DEGREE RIGHT CROSSWIND AS BEING IN EXCESS OF 15 KNOTS. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND EYEWITNESSES THE PILOT HAD TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND WAS DRIFTING LEFT AND THEN LOST CONTROL IMMEDIATELY AFTER HE BECAME AIRBORNE DURING AN ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE SHOWS THE AIRCRAFT LEFT WINGTIP STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED AIRBORNE FOR APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT THEN IMPACTED ON THE NOSE, RIGHT WINGTIP, AND THE TRAILING EDGE OF THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER COMING TO REST IN A DISTANCE OF ONLY 30 FEET. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE CE-172 AND MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 FTW04LA008](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA008), Oct 15, 2003: Cessna 172H (N3760R), Manvel, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed during the attempted go-around resulting in an inadvertent stall. A contributing factor was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the…

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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