# Accident 20061227030639A: Cessna 172M, Houston, TX, December 27, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 2006, 11:50 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Airport: Weiser Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9353° N, 95.6342° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9353&lon=-95.6342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172BP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172BP-2018-01-11) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 46 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061227030639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON DECEMBER 27, 2006 N172BP DEPARTED KGYB AT APPROXIMATELY 10:58AM FOR A RETURN FLIGHT TO KEYQ. A STUDENT PILOT WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND AND THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF N172BP. THIS WAS THE SECOND LEG OF HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT. AT APPROXIMATELY 11:50 AM UPON LANDING RUNWAY 09 AT THE WEISER AIRPARK THE PILOT DID NOT COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND AND AFTER TOUCH DOWN ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO EXIT THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT ENTERED A DITCH AND FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING AND TO THE VERTICAL STABILIZER. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FIRES.

## 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 DFW07CA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA046), Dec 27, 2006: Cessna 172M (N172BP), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the existing wind conditions during the landing roll resulting in a loss of control. A contributing factor was the crosswind.

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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