# Accident 20110326005059A: Cessna 172N, Graham, TX, March 26, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2011, 13:00 local time
- Place: Graham, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1106° N, 98.5547° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1106&lon=-98.5547&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9961E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9961E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 70 total, 3 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110326005059A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN11CA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA248), Mar 26, 2011: Cessna 172N (N9961E), Graham, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during 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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