# Accident 20230428007219A: Cessna 172P, Nacogdoches, TX, April 28, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2023, 12:09 local time
- Place: Nacogdoches, TX
- Airport: Nacogdoches A L Mangham Jr Rgn
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5766° N, 94.7101° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5766&lon=-94.7101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52602, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230428007219A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ATTEMPTING A CROSSWIND LANDING AT NACOGDOCHES AIRPORT (OCH) THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING ROLLOUT. WHEN THE AIRPLANE LEFT THE RUNWAY, NOSE GEAR MOVEMENT WAS RESTRICTED BY THE SOFT SOD ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE ROTATED VERTICALLY ONTO THE NOSE, DAMAGING THE PROPELLER AND CAUSING A SUDDEN STOPPAGE EVENT FOR THE ENGINE. ADDITIONALLY, THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE GROUND DAMAGING THE WINGTIP AND WRINKLING THE SKIN OF BOTH WINGS, TWISTING THE WING SPARS, AND ALSO TWISTING THE AIRFRAME.

## 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 CEN23LA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA176), Apr 28, 2023: Cessna 172P (N52602), Nacogdoches, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N52602 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20220403022119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220403022119I), Apr 3, 2022: Cessna 172P (N52602), Longview, TX, Minor damage. On 4/3/2022 student pilot on first leg of solo cross country encountered a rough landing on rnwy 18. Statement from student pilot was winds at airport were…

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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