Cessna 172 N5788R

Summary

On 15 May 2019 at about 18:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N5788R was involved in an accident near Manvel, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 May 2019 at 18:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Manvel, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Wolfe Air Park (3T2)

Coordinates

29.4792, -95.3267

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N5788R

Category

Airplane

Year built

1965

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Manvel → Manvel

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA19CA267

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in impact with a ditch. 

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, while landing on a wet, grass runway, the airplane suddenly veered right. The airplane exited the runway and impacted a water-filled drainage ditch. Subsequently, the airplane came to rest inverted. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the aft fuselage, vertical stabilizer, and left wing. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.