# Accident 20061122030809A: Cessna 172N, Houston, TX, November 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2006, 13:50 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0619° N, 95.5528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0619&lon=-95.5528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81HT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81HT-2007-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 194 total, 90 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061122030809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT N81HT LANDING RUNWAY 17R. ON TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO RIGHT, AND EXITED RUNWAY, GOING THROUGH A DITCH WITH 10-12 INCHES OF WATER IN IT. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED, L/H WING TOUCHED DOWN, BUCKLING WING AT WING ROOT. AIRCRAFT STOOD ON NOSE, BUCKLING FIREWALL, AND THEN SETTLED BACK ON MAIN GEAR. THERE WERE NOT ANY INJURIES TO EITHER THE PILOT OR THE PASSENGER.

## 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 DFW07CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA028), Nov 22, 2006: Cessna 172N (N81HT), Spring, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: Loss of directional control for undetermined reasons.

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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