# Incident 20260202000919I: Cessna 172N, San Marcos, TX, February 2, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 2026, 11:12 local time
- Place: San Marcos, TX
- Airport: San Marcos Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.8927° N, 97.8630° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SAN MARCOS RGNL (HYI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8927&lon=-97.8630&mi=10
- Aircraft: N186FM, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N186FM) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260202000919I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ON THEIR FIRST SOLO FLIGH TIN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, THE PILOT WAS AWARE OF THE HAZARD POSED BY A CROSSWIND THAT HAD DEVELOPED. HOWEVER, THE PILOT MISMANAGED THEIR CONTROL INPUTS AND CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO TOUCH DOWN IN A LEVEL FLIGHT ATTITUDE BUT THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS WAS MISALIGNED WITH THE RUNWAY. THIS MISALIGNMENT CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY WHEN IT TOUCHED DOWN. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL COULD NOT BE REESTABLISHED UNTIL AFTER THE AIRPLANE HAD DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND HIT A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT.

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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