# Accident 19940422010549A: Cessna 172N, Sedona, AZ, April 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1994, 13:00 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: QVRV
- Location: 34.9405° N, 111.9391° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9405&lon=-111.9391&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2946E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2946E) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,678 total, 112 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940422010549A

## Narrative

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

CFI DEMOSTRATING SHORT FIELD LANDING IN A QUARTERING TAILWIND. NO GROUND EFFECT. LANDED HARD. STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX94LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA215), Apr 22, 1994: Cessna 172N (N2946E), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CFI'S IMPROPER LEVEL OFF DURING LANDING. THE TAILWIND WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N2946E (3)

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

- [Accident 19910731030829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910731030829A), Jul 31, 1991: Cessna 172N (N2946E), Sedona, AZ, Substantial damage. Student bounced on landing. Attempted a go around. Drifted off runway and collided with a tree and terrain.
- [Accident 19810223020409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810223020409A), Feb 23, 1981: Cessna 172 (N2946E), Seattle, WA, Substantial damage. Turned prop by hand. Engine started, airplane hit parked aircraft. P lead on mag broken. Airplane not secured.
- [Incident 19790809030299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790809030299I), Aug 9, 1979: Cessna 172N (N2946E), Moses Lake, WA, Minor damage. Smoke and fire behind instrument panel. Alternator control unit #C611005-0101 failed causing over voltage.

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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