# Accident 19940813032799A: Cessna 172P, Scottsdale, AZ, August 13, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1994, 18:15 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6091° N, 111.8896° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6091&lon=-111.8896&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98909, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98909-2008-01-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320A2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA321) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940813032799A

## Narrative

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

FLARED TOO HIGH DROPPED TO RUNWAY AND BENT THE 172. NO WINDSHEAR REPORTED.

## 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 LAX94LA321](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA321), Aug 14, 1994: Cessna 172P (N98909), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's misjudging the flare altitude and failing to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall and hard landing. The pilot's lack of total time in the airplane is a factor in…

## Other reports on N98909 (2)

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

- [Accident 19991102031849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991102031849A), Nov 2, 1999: Cessna 172P (N98909), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. (.19) On November 2, 1999, about 1140 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 172, N98909, sustained substantial damage during a hard landing at the Chandler,…
- [Accident 19930924036379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930924036379A), Sep 24, 1993: Cessna 172P (N98909), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Student pilot became ill approaching airport. Momentarilly lost consciousness. Recovered for hard landing.

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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