# Accident 19980616024419A: Cessna 172RG, San Manuel, AZ, June 16, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 16, 1998, 14:00 local time
- Place: San Manuel, AZ
- Airport: San Manuel Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6205° N, 110.5904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6205&lon=-110.5904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N519PU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N519PU-2001-06-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 602 total, 150 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX98LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980616024419A

## Narrative

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

(.4) ON JUNE 16, 1998, AT 1400 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172RG, N519PU, RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ON LANDING AT THE SAN MANUEL, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND DUAL STUDENT, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS, WERE NOT INJURED. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, AIRPORT, ABOUT 1300. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE FROM 090 DEGREES AT A VELOCITY OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS FROM 20 TO 25 KNOTS. THE STUDENT INITIATED AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 11. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT DURING THE LANDING FLARE, THE WIND DIRECTION AND SPEED CHANGED TO A RIGHT QUARTERING TAILWIND. THE STUDENT APPLIED OPPOSITE AILERON AND RUDDER TO PREVENT THE LEFT DRIFT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR THEN TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GAIN LIFT AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO AN AREA OF HIGH VEGETATION. THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE BUSHES AND THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON THE MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NOMECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE SAFETY BOARD ON JULY 5, 1998. (-23) NO NARRATIVE.

## 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 LAX98LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA226), Jun 16, 1998: Cessna 172RG (N519PU), San Manuel, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the certified flight instructor to maintain directional control while landing with a sudden windshift.

## Other reports on N519PU (2)

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

- [Accident 19920915042149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920915042149A), Sep 15, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N519PU), Casa Grande, AZ, Substantial damage. Engine lost power on climbout. Landed end of runway striking a fence off end. Engine ran normally after accident.
- [Incident 19841106066509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841106066509I), Nov 6, 1984: Cessna 172RG (N519PU), Attica, IN, Minor damage. Flight instructor and student practicing emergency landing forgot to extend landing gears. Landed gear up.

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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