# NTSB Accident FTW97LA197
> **Cessna 172RG** · 1997-05-22 · RIO HONDO, TX, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** FTW97LA197
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07920
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-05-22
- **Location:** RIO HONDO, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 26.23018, -97.580757
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 2
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172RG
- **Registration:** N9492D
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to use all of the available runway during landing, and his resultant failure to attain a proper touchdown point for a safe rollout.  Factors relating to the accident were: the wet runway with hydroplaning conditions, the uneven terrain (after the aircraft exited the runway), and the proximity of tree(s).

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