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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Mesquite, TX · July 31, 2013

Date: July 31, 2013 · 12:15 local
Place: Mesquite, TX
Airport: Mesquite Metro
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N738RQ
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13CA450
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 13 total13 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N738RQRegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2018 · Cessna 172NS/N 17270181 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft ran off the side of runway 17 after landing. Traveled approximately ¼ mile in the grass until it struck a small ditch snapping the nose gear off and bending the prop. The aircraft sustained substantial damage to firewall and nose gear assembly. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 17 AFTER LANDING. TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY ¼ MILE IN THE GRASS UNTIL IT STRUCK A SMALL DITCH SNAPPING THE NOSE GEAR OFF AND BENDING THE PROP. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FIREWALL AND NOSE GEAR ASSEMBLY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN13CA450Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMesquite, TXThe student pilot failed to maintain directional control during the touch-and-go landing and during the subsequent aborted takeoff during crosswind conditions.Jul 31, 2013 · Substantial damage