# Accident 20120329009859A: Cessna 172S, Midlothian, TX, March 29, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 29, 2012, 17:00 local time
- Place: Midlothian, TX
- Airport: Mid-Way Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4583° N, 96.9125° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4583&lon=-96.9125&mi=10
- Aircraft: N480SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N480SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 56 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120329009859A

## Narrative

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

N480SP UPON TOUCHDOWN EXPERIENCED IMMEDIATE VEER TO THE RIGHT DUE TO CROSSWIND CORRECTION STILL BEING APPLIED. PILOT THEN IMMEDIATELY OVER COMPENSATED TO THE LEFT TO CORRECT, AT WHICH TIME THE CROSSWIND OF APPROXIMATELY 6 KNOTS GOT UNDER THE LEFT WING AND THE AIRCRAFT WEATHER VANED INTO THE WIND AND EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT.AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH THE GRASS AND INTO A RAVINE/DITCH, NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AT THE BOTTOM OF THE DITCH DUE TO SOFT GROUND, THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTINUED UP THE OTHER SIDE APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET, THEN SLID BACK DOWN 4 TO 5 FEET, COMING TO REST IN THE RAVINE.DAMAGE WAS TO THE NOSE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, FIREWALL, AND RIGHT WING.

## 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 CEN12LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12LA214), Mar 29, 2012: Cessna 172S (N480SP), Midlothian, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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