# Accident 20121103027199A: Cessna 172S, Roanoke, TX, November 3, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 3, 2012, 10:40 local time
- Place: Roanoke, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: Y33S
- Location: 33.0497° N, 97.2322° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.0497&lon=-97.2322&mi=10
- Aircraft: N985GE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121103027199A

## Narrative

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

ON NOVEMBER 3, 2012, ABOUT 10:40 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A 2005 CESSNA 172S AIRCRAFT, N985GE, IMPACTED A MOBILE GROUND VEHICLE DURING THE FINAL LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT AT  THE PRIVATE NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT ( 57F) LOCATED NEAR ROANOKE, TEXAS. THE STUDENT PILOT-IN-COMMAND, WAS NOT INJURED. THE TWO OCCUPANTS OF THE GROUND VEHICLE WERE TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH NON LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. IMPACT FORCES SEVERED THE AIRCRAFT NOSE AND RIGHT HAND MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE GROUND VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED BY MARCAIR AIRCRAFT AS A 14 CFR PART 91 TRAINING FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD DEPARTED NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 0830 AM ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY TRAINING FLIGHT TO POSSUM KINGDOM AIRPORT ( J2F ). THE SOLE STUDENT PILOT WAS RETURNING TO NORTHWEST REGIONAL AIRPORT WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.

## 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 CEN13LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA041), Nov 3, 2012: Cessna 172S (N985GE), Roanoke, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from obstacles on the runway approach path. Contributing to the accident was the airport management's decision to relocate the runway displaced…

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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