# Accident 20190514004629A: Cessna 172F, Tomball, TX, May 14, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2019, 14:08 local time
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Airport: David Wayne Hooks Memorial Air
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0617° N, 95.5528° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0617&lon=-95.5528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8159U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8159U-2021-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 82 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190514004629A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT GIVEN AUTHORITY TO LAND RUNWAY 17R @ DWH AIRPORT. DURING LANDING ROLL OUT, AS SPEED SLOWED, STUDENT PILOT DRIFTED TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AT TAXI WAY D (HIGH SPEED TAXI WAY) RUNWAY EXIT. AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL AND SUBSEQUENT MAIN WHEELS LEFT THE RUNWAY/TAXI WAY. NOSE WHEEL ENTERED SHALLOW DRAINAGE DITCH AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED WHEN AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED SOLID DRAINAGE CULVERT PIPE. 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 GAA19CA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA269), May 14, 2019: Cessna 172 (N8159U), Tomball, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a left crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose-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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