# Accident 19940822022599A: Cessna 172N, Mesa, AZ, August 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1994, 08:40 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EIYS
- Location: 33.5107° N, 111.5792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5107&lon=-111.5792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172ST, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N172ST-2009-09-04) (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 O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX94LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA334) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940822022599A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH.

## 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 LAX94LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94LA334), Aug 22, 1994: Cessna 172 (N172ST), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY HIS IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. FACTORS RELATED TO THIS ACCIDENT WERE THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE AND THE CROSSWIND.

## Other reports on N172ST (2)

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

- [Accident 20080829845779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080829845779A), Aug 29, 2008: Cessna 172N (N172ST), No damage. (-23) On August 29, 2008, at approximately 1856 PDT, N172ST, a Cessna CE-172N crashed on clybourne ave, approximately one half mile west of runway 15…
- [Incident 20060312006569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060312006569I), Mar 12, 2006: Cessna 172N (N172ST), La Verne, CA, Minor damage. (-23) During a flight originating at EMT, destination poc for full stop landing and return to EMT, the pilot landed the aircraft in such a manner that it…

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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