20041229032079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Houston, TX · December 29, 2004

Date: December 29, 2004 · 10:52 local
Place: Houston, TX
Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N118FR
NTSB investigation: NTSBDFW05CA046
Reported as: Cessna 172P
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,600 total30 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N118FRRegistration cancelled Oct 30, 2021 · Cessna 172PS/N 17276268 · Built 1984 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On December 29, 2004 at 1052 local time at David Wayne Hooks airport, tomball, Texas, kdwh a Cessna, CE-172P, registered as N118FR, s/n 17276268 departed off the east side of runway (17R) in the grass and the aircraft inverted, approximately 100 feet north of taxiway delta. The uninjured pilot stated that after making a normal landing he used maximum braking in order to make intersection delta for the control tower. The pilot then stated on landing the aircraft started to veer to the left and continued to travel off the runway into the rough when the nose sank into the mud and the propeller hit the ground then airplane flipped upside down. The aircraft was checked, the flight controls, engine controls, nose wheel steering and brakes, all systems had proper operation. The aircraft was moved to storage and released to the operator. The aircraft and pilot records were checked and no discrepancies found.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON DECEMBER 29, 2004 AT 1052 LOCAL TIME AT DAVID WAYNE HOOKS AIRPORT, TOMBALL, TEXAS, KDWH A CESSNA, CE-172P, REGISTERED AS N118FR, S/N 17276268 DEPARTED OFF THE EAST SIDE OF RUNWAY (17R) IN THE GRASS AND THE AIRCRAFT INVERTED, APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET NORTH OF TAXIWAY DELTA. THE UNINJURED PILOT STATED THAT AFTER MAKING A NORMAL LANDING HE USED MAXIMUM BRAKING IN ORDER TO MAKE INTERSECTION DELTA FOR THE CONTROL TOWER. THE PILOT THEN STATED ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT AND CONTINUED TO TRAVEL OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE ROUGH WHEN THE NOSE SANK INTO THE MUD AND THE PROPELLER HIT THE GROUND THEN AIRPLANE FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT WAS CHECKED, THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, ENGINE CONTROLS, NOSE WHEEL STEERING AND BRAKES, ALL SYSTEMS HAD PROPER OPERATION. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVED TO STORAGE AND RELEASED TO THE OPERATOR. THE AIRCRAFT AND PILOT RECORDS WERE CHECKED AND NO DISCREPANCIES FOUND.

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 DFW05CA046Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportHouston, TXThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the muddy condition of the terrain.Dec 29, 2004 · Substantial damage