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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Graham, TX · March 26, 2011

Date
March 26, 2011 · 13:00 local
Place
Graham, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9961E
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11CA248
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
70 total3 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On March 23, 2011 the pilot attempted to land at Graham, Texas (krph). The pilot attempted a go-around, veered off center, and hit a runway sign with the right main gear of the aircraft. The sign broke the right main gear, which turned the aircraft 180 degrees. When the aircraft hit the ground, the nose gear collapsed cuasing the propeller to srike the ground which casued the engine stop. The aircraft came to rest in the grass after sliding aross the intersecting runway. There were no injuries to the two occupants in the aircraft. There was substaintial damage to the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON MARCH 23, 2011 THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT GRAHAM, TEXAS (KRPH). THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, VEERED OFF CENTER, AND HIT A RUNWAY SIGN WITH THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE SIGN BROKE THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR, WHICH TURNED THE AIRCRAFT 180 DEGREES. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND, THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CUASING THE PROPELLER TO SRIKE THE GROUND WHICH CASUED THE ENGINE STOP. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS AFTER SLIDING AROSS THE INTERSECTING RUNWAY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE TWO OCCUPANTS IN THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS SUBSTAINTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.