# Incident 19980621028629I: Cessna 172N, Parker, AZ, June 21, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1998, 11:00 local time
- Place: Parker, AZ
- Airport: Avi Suquilla Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1498° N, 114.2678° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AVI SUQUILLA (P20), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1498&lon=-114.2678&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4922G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4922G) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 95 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980621028629I

## Narrative

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

WHILE FLYING DOWN THE COLORADO RIVER AT A LOW ALTITUDE, PILOT DID NOT SEE ELECTRICAL WIRES THAT SPANNED THE RIVER AND DID NOT SEE THE RETAINING STRUCTURES ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER.SUBSEQUENTLY STRIKING THE ELECTRICAL CABLE AND DOING DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. UPON LANDING AT PARKER AIRPORT, AZ THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.                                                          PILOTS NARRATIVE: IN RESPONSE TO YOUR REQUEST FOR A MORE DETAILED EXPLANATION OF THE ACCIDENT ON 6/21/98. WHILE IN LOW LEVEL CRUISE NORTH OF PARKER, AZ, I SAW POWERLINES AHEAD OF ME. AT FIRST I STARTED TO PULL UP. I BECAME CONCERNED THAT I MIGHT HIT THE TOP LINE AT SLOW SPEED. I SAW NO POWERLINE LOWER SO I OPTED TO GO DOWN AS LOW AS I COULD. AS I PASSED UNDER I HEARD A POP. I CLIMBED OUT AND LOOKED FOR DAMAGE BUT COULD NOT FIND NONE. THE RADIO DID NOT APPEAR TO BE WORKING. I WENT TO PARKER AND MADE A NORMAL APPROACH FOR A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING. ON LANDING THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED AND I LANDED SAFELY, STAYING ON THE RUNWAY. WE REMOVED THE PLANE FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE PARKING AREA.

## Other reports on N4922G (2)

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

- [Accident 20230708022629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230708022629A), Jul 8, 2023: Cessna 172N (N4922G), San Rafael, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On 7/8/23 a single engine Cessna 172N, was substantially damaged in an accident at smith ranch airport (CA35) near San Rafael, CA. Two occupants were on board…
- [Incident 19911004051309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911004051309I), Oct 4, 1991: Cessna 172N (N4922G), Torrance, CA, Minor damage. Student pilot lost directional control on a touch and go landing. Veered off side of runway into the dirt.

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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