Cessna 172 N8159U

Summary

On 14 May 2019 at about 21:19 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8159U, operated by MJH Aero Inc, was involved in an accident near Tomball, Texas, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

14 May 2019 at 21:19

Classification

Accident

Location

Tomball, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

David Wayne Hooks Memorial (DWH)

Coordinates

30.0617, -95.5528

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N8159U

Category

Airplane

Year built

1964

Engines

1

Operator

MJH Aero Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Houston → Houston

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA269

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a left crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose-over. 

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that, during landing, he made flight control and power setting inputs to compensate for a left crosswind. He added that, shortly after touchdown, the nosewheel "violently shimmied," so he applied back pressure on the control yoke, and the airplane began "to roll and yaw to the right." The student applied left rudder control, and the nosewheel began to shimmy again. The airplane travelled toward the left edge of the runway, and the student decided to apply heavy braking. The airplane encountered soft soil and subsequently nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.