# Accident 19970704023589A: Cessna 172, Goodyear, AZ, July 4, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 1997, 07:09 local time
- Place: Goodyear, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Goodyear Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3710° N, 112.3801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3710&lon=-112.3801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7359A (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,138 total, 22 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA268) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970704023589A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED LANDING. AT 5 FT LEFT WING STALLED. DROPPED. 172 VEERED OFF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX97LA268](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA268), Jul 4, 1997: Cessna 172 (N7359A), Goodyear, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the existing crosswind condition, and his resultant failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the landing flare.

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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