ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222546
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| Date: | Saturday 2 March 2019 |
| Time: | 13:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172R Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Southwest Flight Center |
| Registration: | N9404F |
| MSN: | 17280229 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1997 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 9451 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Scottsdale Airport (KSDL), Scottsdale, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix-Scottsdale Municipal Airport, AZ (SCF/KSDL) |
| Phoenix-Scottsdale Municipal Airport, AZ (SCF/KSDL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot reported that, during the landing roll of a touch-and-go landing, the airplane began to veer off the runway, so he added power for a go-around. During the go-around, he saw that the left main landing (MLG) gear strut was bent and that the tire was "missing." He told the tower controller that he must have hit something and was instructed to fly by the tower. After the flyby, the tower controller confirmed that the left MLG was damaged and cleared the student to land. During the landing roll, the airplane skidded off the runway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left horizontal stabilizer and left elevator.
The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The airport’s automated weather observation station reported that, about 7 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 320° at 8 knots. The student was landing the airplane on runway 21.
Examination of security videos revealed that, during the go-around, the airplane drifted left and that the left MLG struck a runway sign.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading during a go-around with a crosswind, which resulted in the left main landing gear impacting a runway sign.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9404F
https://flightaware.com/photos/view/124456-1a657a8b8f193874e5dfa18038d72f421fcce560/aircrafttype/C172
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2019 00:55 | Geno | Added |
| 04-Mar-2019 01:25 | RobertMB | Updated [Date] |
| 12-Nov-2019 17:51 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 12-Nov-2019 18:58 | harro | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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