# Accident 20180729018339A: Cessna 172S, Grand Prairie, TX, July 29, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2018, 11:05 local time
- Place: Grand Prairie, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6989° N, 97.0469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6989&lon=-97.0469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24144, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24144) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 480 total, 410 in this make and model, 199 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA460) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180729018339A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 29, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 1105 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 172S, REGISTRATION NUMBER N24144, OWNED AND OPERATED BY AVIATOR AIR LLC, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED THE SURFACE OF RUNWAY 17 DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, STRIKING RUNWAY SIGNS, TAXIWAY SIGNS AND THE GROUND BEFORE COMING TO REST ON TAXIWAY ALPHA. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, 2 CREWMEMBERS WERE ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A COMMERCIAL PILOT AND FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE, THE ADDITIONAL CREWMEMBER IS A STUDENT PILOT. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE GRAND PRAIRIE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KGPM) ON JULY 29, 2018.

## 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 GAA18CA460](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA460), Jul 29, 2018: Cessna 172 (N24144), Grand Prairie, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain the runway centerline during takeoff with a crosswind.

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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