# Incident 20070430005849I: Cessna 172P, Beaumont Port A, TX, April 30, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2007, 16:51 local time
- Place: Beaumont Port A, TX
- Airport: Jefferson County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N55277, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55277-2020-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070430005849I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 30, 2007 AT APPROXIMATELY 1651 LOCAL TIME N55277 WAS PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT AT THE SOUTHEAST TEXAS REGIONAL AIRPORT WHEN UPON LANDING RUNWAY 16 THE PILOT DID NOT COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO EXIT THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CONTACTED THE 3000 FOOT REMAINING RUNWAY SIGN CAUSING THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT MAIN GEAR AND LEADING EDGE OF LEFT WING STRUT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR FIRES.

## Other reports on N55277 (2)

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

- [Accident 20140105000819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140105000819A), Jan 5, 2014: Cessna 172P (N55277), Cotula, TX, Substantial damage. On 01/05/2014, at approximately 16:45 hours, a Cessna 172P, N55277 owned by lagua verde leasing inc. and operated by alpha tango, crashed at Cotulla-la Salle…
- [Accident 19840214003399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840214003399A), Feb 14, 1984: Cessna 172P (N55277), Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft during crosswind landing.

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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