# Accident 20061123030759A: Cessna 152, Houston, TX, November 23, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 23, 2006, 10:00 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Houston-Southwest
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5061° N, 95.4769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5061&lon=-95.4769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67503, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N67503-2018-02-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061123030759A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 23, 2006, AT 1000 CST, A CESSNA 152, N67503, REGISTERED TO DUTCHWINGS, LLC, LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AT HOUSTON-SOUTHWEST AIRPORT (AXH), ARCOLA, TEXAS, WHILE ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT WHO WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT DID NOT SUSTAIN INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ARCOLA, TEXAS, 30 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT.

## 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 DFW07CA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA030), Nov 23, 2006: Cessna 152 (N67503), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing. A factor was the misjudged touchdown point.

## Other reports on N67503 (1)

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

- [Incident 19830606034109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830606034109I), Jun 6, 1983: Cessna 152 (N67503), Lind, WA, Minor damage. Aircraft was hit by a dust devil on the landing roll. Ran off runway into a plowed field. Hit wing tip and prop.

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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