# Accident 20041229032079A: Cessna 172P, Houston, TX, December 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 2004, 10:52 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Arp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0589° N, 95.5528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0589&lon=-95.5528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N118FR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N118FR-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 30 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041229032079A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 DFW05CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA046), Dec 29, 2004: Cessna 172P (N118FR), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. A contributing factor was the muddy condition of the terrain.

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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