# Accident 20190515004669A: Cessna 172G, Manvel, TX, May 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2019, 13:40 local time
- Place: Manvel, TX
- Airport: Wolfe Air Park
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4792° N, 95.3267° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4792&lon=-95.3267&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5788R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5788R-2019-09-09) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 816 total, 80 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA267) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190515004669A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE INTERVIEW OF THE AIRMAN, HE STATED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 02 WITH A 17 KNOTS CROSSWIND FROM RIGHT SIDE. HE STATED THAT THE RUNWAY HAS HIGH CROWN FOR DRAINING AND HE LANDED JUST RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE, TO ADJUST FOR THE CROSSWIND. ACCORDING TO AIRMAN, THE AIRCRAFT SOMEHOW VEERED TO THE RIGHT SIDE INTO DRAINAGE DITCH. AIRMAN SAID AIRCRAFT HAD ALMOST CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP BEFORE THE NOSE WHEEL SANK INTO MUD AND AIRCRAFT TIPPED OVER ONTO BACK. THE AIRMAN REPORTED NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES. AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE, TAIL AND LEFT WING SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

THERE IS NO REPORTED OR RECORDED WEATHER FOR THE AIRPORT WHERE THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  USING THE WEATHER AT KLVJ, WHICH IS 5 NM TO THE NORTHWEST, THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT WOULD BE 12 KNOTS AND THE WEATHER AT KAXH, WHICH IS 8 NM TO WEST THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT WOULD BE 5 KNOTS.

## 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 GAA19CA267](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA267), May 15, 2019: Cessna 172 (N5788R), Manvel, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in impact with a ditch.

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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