# Accident 20180318009659A: Cessna 172G, Vernon, TX, March 18, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2018, 10:20 local time
- Place: Vernon, TX
- Airport: Wilbarger County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2253° N, 99.2831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2253&lon=-99.2831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1103F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1103F-2019-05-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 113 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180318009659A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 18, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 2220 CDT, N1103F, A CESSNA CE-172G REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE OWNER, LANDED ON RUNWAY 20 AT WILBARGER COUNTY AIRPORT (F05) EAST OF VERNON, TEXAS.  PILOT REPORT HIGH SUSTAINED AND GUSTING WINDS AS HE LANDED.  AFTER LANDING AS HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, AIRCRAFT BEGAN MOVING TO THE LEFT AND TAIL RAISED BACK UP INTO THE AIR.  THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO GRASS AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY 20 AND TAXIWAY, AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND ROLLED UPSIDE DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM F05 ON MARCH 18, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 2145 CDT.

## 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 GAA18CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA170), Mar 19, 2018: Cessna 172 (N1103F), Vernon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N1103F (1)

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

- [Accident 19880609021409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880609021409A), Jun 9, 1988: Cessna 172G (N1103F), Frederick, OK, Substantial damage. While slow taxiing to runway. Aircraft became airborne by a wind gust and was blown over.

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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