# Accident 20120604011849A: Cessna 170A, Cypress, TX, June 4, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 2012, 12:50 local time
- Place: Cypress, TX
- Airport: Weiser Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9356° N, 95.6394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9356&lon=-95.6394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9753A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9753A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 170A (registry code 2072304, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C145 series (registry code 17012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C145 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,192 total, 28 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA341) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120604011849A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 LCL, N9753A ATTEMPTED A NORMAL APPROACH AND LANDING AT KEYQ (WEISER AIR PARK) ON RUNWAY 09.  THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY 1,840 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 09 (3,455' USABLE) AND CROSSED OVER THE GRASS RUNWAY 16/34.  IT CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE ORIENTED ON A 130 DEGREE HEADING.  THE GROUND WAS SLIGHTLY ELEVATED ABOVE BOTH RUNWAY GRADES, SOFT AND OVERGROWN WITH DENSE, KNEE HIGH VEGETATION.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED 130 FEET NORTH OF THE CENTERLINE, 320 FROM THE LOCATION WHERE IT LEFT THE RUNWAY. GROUND TRACK EVIDENCE SHOWS A SEMI-EXPOSED CONCRETE CULVERT DRAINAGE PIPE THAT RUNS PARALLEL TO 09/27 ON THE NORTH SIDE OF RUNWAY WAS STRUCK BY THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CONTRIBUTING TO THE OFF RUNWAY EXCURSION. ALL AIRCRAFT FLIGHT CONTROLS AND SYSTEMS WERE FOUND INTACT AND OPERABLE.  THE PILOT INDICATED HE WAS RETURNING FROM MAINTENANCE WITH NO KNOWN DISCREPANCIES.ALTHOUGH NO LOSS OF LIFE OR INJURY RESULTED FROM THIS ACCIDENT, THE AIRFRAME, ENGINE, PROPELLER AND LANDING GEAR WERE  SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## 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 CEN12CA341](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA341), Jun 4, 2012: Cessna 170A (N9753A), Houston, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane 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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