# Accident 19990327002789A: Cessna 172N, Scottsdale, AZ, March 27, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1999, 09:47 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6092° N, 111.8907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6092&lon=-111.8907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73859, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73859-2017-07-07) (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 O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 30 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990327002789A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MARCH 27, 1999, AT 0947 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N73859, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 3 WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS AND STRUCK A SIGN AT THE SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT, OPERATED BY DESERT PACIFIC AVIATION, INC., UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 OF THE FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED FOR THE LOCAL SOLO INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT THAT ORIGINATED ABOUT 0915 AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. IN AN INTERVIEW WITH AN INVESTIGATOR FROM THE SAFETY BOARD, THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THIS WAS HIS SECOND TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING OF THE DAY. THERE WERE NO DIFFICULTIES NOTED WITH THE LANDING. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO GO AROUND, AND AS HE WAS RETRACTING THE FLAPS, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT RUDDER, HOWEVER, THE LEFT WHEEL DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE. HE STATED THAT HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT DID NOT REMEMBER RETARDING THE THROTTLE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT.                                                              (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS IN CALM WIND CONDITIONS. ON THE SECOND LANDING, HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO GO-AROUND AND WAS RETRACTING THE FLAPS WHEN THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT OF CENTERLINE.  HE SAID THAT THE AIRPLANE EXHIBITED MORE OF A LEFT TURNING TENDENCY THAN HE EXPECTED AND THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RIGHT RUDDER INPUT; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND STRUCK TWO SIGNS BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.  HE STATED THAT HE APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT DID NOT REMEMBER RETARDING THE THROTTLE DURING THE ACCIDENT SEQUENCE.             (-23)DURING TOUCH AND GO LANDING PRACTICE, STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVA^, LOOKING DOWN WHILE RETRACTING THE FLAPS AND APPLYING FULL POWER, ALLOWED HIS AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY AND MAKE CONTACT WITH TWO RUNWAY SIGNS BEFORE COMING TO REST.  THIS INDIVIDUAL IS A STUDENT PILOT.  THEREFORE, NO 44709 OR RE-EVALUATION IS SCHEUDLED.  FURTHER TRAINING FOR HIS CERTIFICATE IS SCHEDULED AND A FLIGHT TEST WILL BE GIVING IAW THE PTS.

## 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 LAX99LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA131), Mar 27, 1999: Cessna 172N (N73859), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft while retracting the flaps during a touch-and-go.

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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