# Accident 19970424010829A: Cessna 172N, Chandler, AZ, April 24, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 1997, 10:30 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2390° N, 111.7800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2390&lon=-111.7800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733PM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733PM-2012-02-28) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,200 total, 20 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA166) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970424010829A

## Narrative

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

LANDING DRAGGED BOTH WINGS LOST CONTROL IN GUSTY WIND. TRIED GO AROUND STALLED IMPACTED. EXCEEDED CROSSWIND ABILITY

## 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 LAX97LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA166), Apr 24, 1997: Cessna 172N (N733PM), Chandler, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's encounter with crosswind gusts beyond the performance capability of the aircraft. A lack of crosswind limit information published in the Cessna 172N Pilot's Operating Handbook for 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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