# Accident 19980411006539A: Cessna 172M, Scottsdale, AZ, April 11, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1998, 14:19 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6102° N, 111.8897° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6102&lon=-111.8897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73405, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73405-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980411006539A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LANDING. WIND GUST DRIFTED 172. BANKED TO AVOID A TOWER AND STRUCK A CONSTRUCTION TRAILER. EXCESS XWIND. (.4)DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND IN GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO A CONSTRUCTION TRAILER APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. AT THE TIME OF LANDING, THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT FOR THE ACTIVE RUNWAY WAS APPROXIMATELY 19 KNOTS, WHICH IS 4 KNOTS ABOVE THE LIMIT STATED BY CESSNA AIRCRAFT COMPANY FOR THE MODEL 172.  A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE FACT THAT THE AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANUAL AVAILABLE TO THE PILOT DID NOT INCLUDE THE MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND LIMIT FOR THE AIRPLANE NOR A CHART FOR DETERMINING THE LATERAL COMPONENT OF THE CROSSWIND.  A FINDING WAS THE FACT THAT FAA CONTROL TOWERS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT FOR THE ACTIVE RUNWAY AS A PART OF THEIR STANDARD LANDING INFORMATION TRANSMITTED TO A PILOT.                                                                          (-23) ON 04/11/98, AT APPROXIMATELY 1428 HRS., PMT, PILOT FAILED TO EXERCISE PROPER CROSSWIND TECHNIQUES DURING LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT. RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES TO PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS; NO HOSPITALIZATION REQUIRED. AI RCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER IMPACTING CONSTRUCTION SITE TRAILER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED.

## 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 LAX98LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA135), Apr 11, 1998: Cessna 172M (N73405), Scottsdale, AZ, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his inadequate compensation for the wind condition. A contributing factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N73405 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930123000779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930123000779A), Jan 23, 1993: Cessna 172M (N73405), Baytown, TX, Substantial damage. Reported low power on takeoff. Aborted. Unable stop on runway. Ground looped into ditch. Found stuck exhaust valve.

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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