# Accident 20160105003129A: Cessna 172R, Sulphur Springs, TX, January 5, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 2016, 12:35 local time
- Place: Sulphur Springs, TX
- Airport: Sulphur Springs Municipal Airp
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: BG85
- Location: 33.1583° N, 95.6211° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1583&lon=-95.6211&mi=10
- Aircraft: N72AF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72AF-2019-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 42 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160105003129A

## Narrative

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

A TRAINING FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ADDISON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ADS) AND LANDED AT SULPHUR SPRINGS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KSLR) RUNWAY 19.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A GRASS STRIP, AND CONTINUED ONTO TAXIWAY D.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN CROSSED ANOTHER GRASS STRIP, STRUCK A DITCH, AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK.

## 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 CEN16LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA092), Jan 5, 2016: Cessna 172R (N72AF), Sulfur Springs, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Other reports on N72AF (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20151207019439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151207019439I), Dec 7, 2015: Cessna 172R (N72AF), Addison, TX, Minor damage. On 12/07/15, at 0753 CST, a Cessna 172, N72AF, s/n 17280070 owned by ameriflyers of California inc, 16151 Addison rd, Addison TX 75001 had an incident while…
- [Accident 20031025026842A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031025026842A), Oct 25, 2003: Cessna 172R (N72AF), San Diego, CA, Minor damage. (-23) On October 25, 2003, at 1225 hours pacific time, a Piper PA-28, N39494, sustained minor damage when it struck a CE-172, N72AF, in the aircraft run-up…

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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