20240508005179A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Midland, TX · May 8, 2024

Date
May 8, 2024 · 13:20 local
Place
Midland, TX
Airport
Sky West Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N69PW
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN24LA178
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours
757 total565 in this make and model240 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On may 8, 2024, at approximately 1320, a CE-172M aircraft, performed an off-airport landing in a field adjacent to skywest airport (7T7), south of Midland, Texas after a failed go around. The aircraft was being operated on a business flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and no flight plan was filed. The aircraft sustained substantial damage, and the pilot sustained no injuries. The flight originated from monahans Texas (E01), on may 8, 2024, at approximately 1130.

As the FAA filed it

ON MAY 8, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 1320, A CE-172M AIRCRAFT, PERFORMED AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING IN A FIELD ADJACENT TO SKYWEST AIRPORT (7T7), SOUTH OF MIDLAND, TEXAS AFTER A FAILED GO AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A BUSINESS FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MONAHANS TEXAS (E01), ON MAY 8, 2024, AT APPROXIMATELY 1130.

NTSB investigation

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