# Accident 20220528009069A: Cessna 172L, Canyon Lake, TX, May 28, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 28, 2022, 18:21 local time
- Place: Canyon Lake, TX
- Airport: Canyon Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9170° N, 98.2467° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9170&lon=-98.2467&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3842Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3842Q-2023-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 3
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 85 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220528009069A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 28, 2022, AT 1821 CST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA CE-172L, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WENT OUT OF CONTROL DURING ITS LANDING APPROACH ON RUNWAY 01/19 AT 34TS, CANYON LAKE, TEXAS.  THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT WAS ON A PERSONAL SIGHTSEEING FLIGHT WITH TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED 34TS, CANYON LAKE, TX AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 CST, ON MAY 28, 2022 AND WAS FLYING UNDER 14 CFR 91 AND VFR IN VMC. DURING THE LANDING APPROACH, THE PILOT REPORTED A SUDDEN SHARP GUST OF WIND THAT PUSHED THE PLANE UP AND TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE IMMEDIATELY INITIATED THE BALKED LANDING PROCEDURE - TURNING OFF CARB HEAT AND APPLYING FULL THROTTLE, HOWEVER THE PILOT DID NOT RAISE THE FLAPS TO 20 DEGREES PER THE POH. THE AIRCRAFT COULD NOT CLIMB WITH THE FLAPS AT 40 DEGREES AND IMPACTED THE TREES TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR 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 CEN22LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA222), May 28, 2022: Cessna 172L (N3842Q), Canyon Lake, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to retract the flaps during a go-around, which resulted in decreased climb performance and a subsequent collision with trees and terrain.

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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