# Accident 20061231029019A: Cessna 172S, Spicewood, TX, December 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 31, 2006, 13:15 local time
- Place: Spicewood, TX
- Airport: Austin Air Ranch Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4778° N, 98.1211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4778&lon=-98.1211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N988SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N988SP-2008-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-435A2-KSER (registry code 41518, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-435a2-kser) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 264 total, 1 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061231029019A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED ON DECEMBER 31, 2006, THAT HE DEPARTED SAT FOR 88R SPICEWOOD, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. VFR CONDITIONS. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 35, AT SPICEWOOD, A GUST OF WIND FLIPPED AIRCRAFT OVER, AFTER TOUCHDOWN. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES.

## 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 DFW07CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA048), Dec 31, 2006: Cessna 172S (N988SP), Spicewood, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the existing wind conditions resulting in a loss of directional control. Factors were the gusty crosswind and the muddy 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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