# Incident 20111220028129I: Cessna 172N, Spring Branch, TX, December 20, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 2011, 16:00 local time
- Place: Spring Branch, TX
- Airport: Canyon Lake
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9158° N, 98.2475° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CANYON LAKE (34TS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9158&lon=-98.2475&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4918G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4918G-2016-06-23) (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, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 140 total, 60 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111220028129I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED HE WAS IN BOUND TO KSAT (SAN ANTONIO INT.) FROM KACT (WACO) ON A VFR PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT; AT 1600 HOURS HE STATED HE STARTED TO HAVE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH NAV AND COM FAILURES. HE MADE A DECISION TO LAND AT A PRIVATE AIRPORT AT CANYON LAKE (34TS).  HE STATED HE MISS READ THE WIND SOCK AND LANDED "LONG" AND DOWN WIND WITH NO FLAPS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO A CHAIN LINK FENCE CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE.

## Other reports on N4918G (2)

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

- [Accident 20000628010849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000628010849A), Jun 28, 2000: Cessna 172N (N4918G), San Antonio, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot stated that while practicing different maneuvers for his check ride the next morning, the aircraft ran out of fuel. The pilot landed…
- [Accident 19950908033139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950908033139A), Sep 8, 1995: Cessna 172N (N4918G), Kerrville, TX, Substantial damage. (.4)The airplane was being operated as a personal night cross-country flight. The pilot taxied from the ramp located near the helipad to runway 20 via the…

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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