# Accident 20130731025499A: Cessna 172N, Mesquite, TX, July 31, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2013, 12:15 local time
- Place: Mesquite, TX
- Airport: Mesquite Metro
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7469° N, 96.5303° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7469&lon=-96.5303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738RQ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738RQ-2018-01-08) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA450) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130731025499A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN13CA450](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA450), Jul 31, 2013: Cessna 172N (N738RQ), Mesquite, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot failed to maintain directional control during the touch-and-go landing and during the subsequent aborted takeoff during crosswind conditions.

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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