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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Pearland, TX · September 13, 2020

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Date
September 13, 2020 · 15:30 local
Place
Pearland, TX
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7562F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN20CA393
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O-320-H2AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
28,580 total2,000 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days
N7562FRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17273260 · Built 1980Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming O-320-H2ADReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

N7562F training flight with 02 pilots (01 instructor, 01 student pilot) onboard originated from Pearland regional airport (lvj), Pearland, TX, with a destination of Pearland regional airport. Upon touchdown runway 14 lvj aircraft veered to the right and departed the runway. The aircraft then crossed a grassy area, crossed the taxiway, travelled through another grassy area to the right of the taxiway, and entered a ditch at which time the nose wheel broke off causing the nose of the aircraft to impact the ground. This resulted in the aircraft flipping and coming to rest upside down. Both pilots successfully egressed the aircraft. Visible damage to the aircraft includes: nose landing gear wheel assembly sheared from the nose landing gear strut, propeller blades damaged/bent, vertical stabilizer damage, damage to both wings with significant damage to left wing, fairing/skin damage to bottom section of nose of aircraft and broken windscreen. Injuries include: student pilot received slight laceration to hand.

As the FAA filed it

N7562F TRAINING FLIGHT WITH 02 PILOTS (01 INSTRUCTOR, 01 STUDENT PILOT) ONBOARD ORIGINATED FROM PEARLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT (LVJ), PEARLAND, TX, WITH A DESTINATION OF PEARLAND REGIONAL AIRPORT. UPON TOUCHDOWN RUNWAY 14 LVJ AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CROSSED A GRASSY AREA, CROSSED THE TAXIWAY, TRAVELLED THROUGH ANOTHER GRASSY AREA TO THE RIGHT OF THE TAXIWAY, AND ENTERED A DITCH AT WHICH TIME THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF CAUSING THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TO IMPACT THE GROUND. THIS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPING AND COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. BOTH PILOTS SUCCESSFULLY EGRESSED THE AIRCRAFT. VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDES: NOSE LANDING GEAR WHEEL ASSEMBLY SHEARED FROM THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STRUT, PROPELLER BLADES DAMAGED/BENT, VERTICAL STABILIZER DAMAGE, DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS WITH SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO LEFT WING, FAIRING/SKIN DAMAGE TO BOTTOM SECTION OF NOSE OF AIRCRAFT AND BROKEN WINDSCREEN. INJURIES INCLUDE: STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED SLIGHT LACERATION TO HAND.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN20CA393Accident · Minor injuriesClass 4 · Data collectionFinal reportHouston, TXThe student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control upon landing.Sep 13, 2020 · Substantial damage