# NTSB FTW82DA113: Cessna 172N, N6374F, Tomball, TX, April 4, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 4, 1982, 11:52 local (17:52 UTC)
- Place: Tomball, TX
- Coordinates: 30.089115, -95.609893 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0891&lon=-95.6099&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72831
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW82DA113
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72831/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82DA113

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - flight controls - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose down, takeoff - roll/run

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING A PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO A PLOWED AREA AND NOSED DOWN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6374F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6374F-1997-01-08), registration cancelled 1997-01-08, S/N 17273209 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17273209
- Airframe hours: 905
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Rex Moss
- Registered owner: David L. Salmon
- Departed: DWH, TOMBALL, TX
- Destination: DWH, TOMBALL, TX
- Airport: DWH, David Wayne Hooks, runway 17, 5,465 × 112 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 35 total, 8 in this make and model, 3 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 110° at 15 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 2,300 ft broken
- Observed at: DWH

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820404008179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820404008179A), Apr 4, 1982: Cessna 172N, Tomball, TX, Substantial damage. Solo student lost control on initial takeoff roll. Ran off runway into soft ground and nosed up.

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.

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