# Incident 19810324020819I: Cessna 172N, Phoenix, AZ, March 24, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1981, 13:45 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2185E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2185E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 250 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810324020819I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING LANDING GUST OF WIND CAUSED PILOT TO DRAG WING TIP.

## Other reports on N2185E (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910914044389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910914044389A), Sep 14, 1991: Cessna 172N (N2185E), Saint George, UT, Substantial damage. Student encountered strong unforecast surface wind,tried to land in excessive crosswind. Weather vaned. Nosed over.
- [Incident 19800828088529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800828088529I), Aug 28, 1980: Cessna 172N (N2185E), Peoria, AZ, Minor damage. Pitot tube obstructed. Student pilot aborted takeoff due to perceived slow acceleration. Blew a tire off runway.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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