Tuesday, September 22, 2026

Cessna 172M Skyhawk, N4479R, incident occurred on September 20, 2026, at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH/KDWH), Houston, Texas

This is preliminary information, subject to change, and may contain errors. Any errors in this writing will be corrected when/if the NTSB preliminary report is released.

https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=N4479R

- History of Flight:
On September 20, 2026, at about 1304 local time, a Cessna 172M Skyhawk, N4479R, registered to Up and Up Aviation LLC, sustained unknown damage when it was involved in an incident at David Wayne Hooks Memorial Airport (DWH/KDWH), Houston, Texas. The pilot and passenger were not injured. The local flight originated at 1230.

Preliminary ADS-B data shows that the airplane conducted two touch-and-go(es)/two go-arounds on runway 17R before landing. The FAA reported that the airplane "initiated a missed approach and struck runway lights, landed on the second attempt," but didn't specify in which attempt the incident happened.

- Weather:

METAR KDWH 201753Z VRB03KT 10SM SCT045 32/21 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP134 T03220211 10344 20200 58015

METAR KDWH 201853Z VRB05KT 10SM BKN050 35/21 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP125 T03500211

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