# Accident 20240820013209A: Cessna 172C, Weslaco, TX, August 20, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 20, 2024, 14:30 local time
- Place: Weslaco, TX
- Airport: Mid-Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1775° N, 97.9728° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1775&lon=-97.9728&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2037Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2037Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA347) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240820013209A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR WAS DROPPED OFF AT THE TERMINAL AND STUDENT WAS TO PERFORM PATTERN WORK.  ON THE 3RD TOUCH AND GO AIRCRAFT WAS HIT WITH A GUST OF AIR FROM THE RIGHT.  STUDENT PILOT TRIED TO COUNTER BY LOWERING THE RIGHT WING BUT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A TAXI SIGN.

## 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 CEN24LA347](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA347), Aug 20, 2024: Cessna 172 (N2037Y), Weslaco, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during landing.

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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