# Accident 20101115052699A: Cessna 172K, Spring Branch, TX, November 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2010, 15:36 local time
- Place: Spring Branch, TX
- Airport: Kestrel Airpark
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8117° N, 98.4258° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8117&lon=-98.4258&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7183G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7183G-2011-01-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,800 total, 1,700 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101115052699A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND DOWN WIND AT KESTREL AIRPARK (NORTH) HEADING. TRYED GO AROUND,  IMPACTED TREE ABOUT 1/4 MILE FROM END OF RUNWAY, ON ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PROPERTY,  IMPACTED THE GROUND INVERTED. THREE PEOPLE ON BOARD OBTAINED INJURES, ALL TRAINSPORTED TO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, SPRING BRANCH FIRE AND RESCUE AND COMAL COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT RESPONDED.

## 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 CEN11LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11LA073), Nov 15, 2010: Cessna 172K (N7183G), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to land with a tailwind.

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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