# Accident 19990725009599A: Cessna 172N, Prescott, AZ, July 25, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1999, 07:19 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Airport: Ernest A Love Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6195° N, 112.4194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6195&lon=-112.4194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5535D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5535D-2000-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX99LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990725009599A

## Narrative

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

CHECK RIDE, ON TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 21L, ACFT VEERED OFF RWY TO LEFT IN GRASSY AREA SHORT OF TWY D4, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL LEFT WINGTIP DAMAGE. (.19) ON JULY 25, 1999, AT 0719 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N5535D, RAN OFF THE RUNWAY WHILE LANDING AT PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE; HOWEVER, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED AERO VISTA, OF SEDONA, ARIZONA, UNDER THE PROVISIONS 14 CFR PART 91 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM THE SEDONA AIRPORT AT 0630 ON THE MORNING OF THE ACCIDENT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 WHEN HE WAS UNEXPECTANTLY BLOWN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CENTERLINE.  AT THE TIME, THE AIRPLANE WAS IN A LEFT WING LOW, FORWARD SLIP, WITH FULL FLAPS AT 65 KNOTS.  THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN FIRST, THE AIRPLANE YAWED LEFT, AND RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  WHILE THIS WAS OCCURRING, THE PILOT UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND BY ADDING POWER AND RAISING THE FLAPS.  THE AIRPLANE GROUND LOOPED, DRAGGING ITS LEFT WINGTIP IN THE PROCESS. THE WIND DIRECTION  AND VELOCITY AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WERE REPORTED AS 160 DEGREES AND 6 KNOTS. (-23) THE PILOT FAILED TO CORRECT FOR A CROSSWIND ON LANDING. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR TOUCHEDD DOWN FIRST. THE A/C YAWED LEFT AND THEN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BY ADDING POWER AND RAISING THE FLAPS. THE A/C GROUND LOOPED DAMAGING ITS LEFT WING TIP.

## 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 LAX99LA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA258), Jul 25, 1999: Cessna 172N (N5535D), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's premature retraction of the flaps during an aborted landing and his failure to obtain/maintain adequate flying airspeed, which resulted in a stall/mush condition and the airplane…

## Other reports on N5535D (1)

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

- [Accident 19810619034129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810619034129A), Jun 19, 1981: Cessna 172N (N5535D), Page, AZ, Substantial damage. Dumped flaps on go-around from a bad landing. Struck a fence off departure end of runway.

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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