# Accident 20050318003359A: Cessna 172M, Spring, TX, March 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2005, 17:05 local time
- Place: Spring, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0617° N, 95.5533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0617&lon=-95.5533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91505, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N91505-2007-01-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 230 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050318003359A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS ON SHORT FINAL TO DAVID WAYNE HOOKS AIRPORT WHEN ENGINE LOST POWER. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN TREES ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 DFW05CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05CA093), Mar 18, 2005: Cessna 172M (N91505), Spring, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate use of carburetor heat, which resulted in carburetor ice and the loss of engine power. A contributing factor was conditions conducive to carburetor icing.

## Other reports on N91505 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19920823043829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920823043829I), Aug 23, 1992: Cessna 172M (N91505), Barrow, AK, Minor damage. While back taxiing for takeoff the nose wheel dropped into soft sand. Propeller bent.
- [Accident 19800526017001A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526017001A), May 26, 1980: Cessna 172M (N91505), Winslow, WA, Substantial damage. Pilot made emergency landing on golf course after mid-air collison. (Traffic watch).

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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