# Accident 19981113034739A: Cessna 172N, Prescott, AZ, November 13, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: November 13, 1998, 16:00 local time - Place: Prescott, AZ - Airport: Ernest A Love Field - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 34.6198° N, 112.4202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6198&lon=-112.4202&mi=10 - Aircraft: N2401E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2401E-2017-10-19) (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 O360A4M - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,090 total, 880 in this make and model, 161 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA030) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981113034739A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ON NOVEMBER 13, 1998, AT 1600 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N2401E, FORCE LANDED IN ROUGH TERRAIN 15 MILES WEST OF PRESCOTT ARIZONA, FOLLOWING A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND DUAL STUDENT, THE SOLE OCCUPANTS, WERE NOT INJURIED. THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AND ORIGINATED AT THE PRESCOTT AIRPORT AT 1510. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONSPREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE SCHOOL'S SAFETY OFFICER REPORTED THAT THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE CONDUCTING A SIMULATED ENGINEFAILURE FROM APPROXIMATELY 3,500 FEET AGL. HE REPORTED THAT THE STUDENT INADVERTENTLY SHUT THE FUEL SELECTOR OFF WITHOUT THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOTICING. AT 500 FEET AGL, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ASKED THE STUDENT TO DO A GO-AROUND. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN FULL THROTTLE WAS APPLIED, SO THE INSTRUCTORTOOK THE CONTROLS AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR HIT A TREE STUMP AND WAS SHEARED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. (.4)THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE CONDUCTING A SIMULATED ENGINE FAILURE APPROXIMATELY 3,500 FEET AGL. THE STUDENT INAD VERTENTLY SHUT THE FUEL SELECTOR OFF WITHOUT THE INSTRUCTOR NOTICING. ABOUT 500 FEET AGL, THE INSTUCTOR ASKED THE STUDENT TO DO A GO-AROUND. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN FULL THROTTLE WAS APPLIED, SO THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND PERFORMED AN EMERGENCY LANDING. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR HIT A TREE STUMP AND WAS SHEARED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION. (-23) SEE NARRATIVE #LAX99LA030 ## 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 LAX99LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA030), Nov 13, 1998: Cessna 172N (N2401E), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the flight instructor to provide adequate supervision of the student pilot during a simulated emergency landing. ## Other reports on N2401E (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20111017023859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111017023859A), Oct 17, 2011: Cessna 172N (N2401E), Abita Springs, LA, Substantial damage. Pilot was dropping banner at KL31 on a southbound heading east of runway 18/36 at approximately 200 feet AGL. After releasing the banner the pilot applied full… - [Incident 20060925025789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060925025789I), Sep 25, 2006: Cessna 172N (N2401E), Abita Springs, LA. (-23) Pilot departed st tammany regional (L31) on banner towing mission over the city of new orleans. Aircraft carried 43 gallons of fuel with 40 usable. Pilot… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.