# Accident 19900507016539A: Cessna 172N, Cottonwood, AZ, May 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1990, 09:15 local time
- Place: Cottonwood, AZ
- Airport: Cottonwood Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.7501° N, 112.0096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.7501&lon=-112.0096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N251ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14 total, 14 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA177) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900507016539A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT ON FIRST SOLO BOUNCED,PORPOISED, BEGAN GO AROUND. DUMPED FLAPS,HIT RUNWAY NOSE FIRST AND BENT FIREWALL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX90LA177](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA177), May 7, 1990: Cessna 172N (N251ER), Cottonwood, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: PREMATURE RAISING OF THE FLAPS DURING THE GO-AROUND MANEUVER.

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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