# Accident 20040624018209A: Cessna 172S, San Antonio, TX, June 24, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2004, 13:35 local time
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: Stinson Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: W78S
- Location: 29.3369° N, 98.4711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3369&lon=-98.4711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N810SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N810SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 75 total, 75 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW04LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040624018209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING A SOLO SHORT FIELD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON TOUCHDOWN AND VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN COLLAPSING THE RIGHT SIDE MAIN GEAR, THEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON AN ADJACENT RUNWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 FTW04LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA178), Jun 24, 2004: Cessna 172S (N810SA), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.

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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