# Accident 20010313017269A: Cessna 172N, Show Low, AZ, March 13, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 2001, 17:55 local time
- Place: Show Low, AZ
- Airport: Show Low Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2293° N, 110.0698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2293&lon=-110.0698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738PP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738PP) (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: 50 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX01LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010313017269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING SHORT FIELD LANDINGS. AT 65 KNOTS AND WITH FULL FLAPS, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 21, ROLLED ABOUT 200-300', AND BEGAN VEERING RIGHT. HE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH LEFT RUDDER WITHOUT SUCCESS.  THEN HE APPLIED LEFT BRAKE, BUT THE AIRCRAFT KEPT VEERING RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK THE DRAINAGE DITCH AND FLIPPED ON ITS BACK. THERE WAS NO WIND AT THE TIME.       (.4) ON MARCH 13, 2001, ABOUT 1755 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N738PP, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AT SHOW LOW, ARIZONA. MOUNTAIN EXEC AIR WAS OPERATING THE RENTAL AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED ABOUT 1700. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OBSERVED THE ACCIDENT. HE SAID THE STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF ABOUT AN HOUR BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT HAD COMPLETED ABOUT 12 TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS AND WAS PERFORMING A SHORT FIELD LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 21 AND NOSED OVER. THE INSTRUCTOR SAID THE WINDS WERE RIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY AND ABOUT 5 KNOTS. THE PILOT SUBMITTED A WRITTEN STATEMENT. HE SAID HE LANDED BETWEEN 60 AND 65 KNOTS WITH FULL FLAPS. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS SMOOTH AND HE HAD ROLLED SEVERAL HUNDRED FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY WHEN THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. HE COUNTERED WITH LEFT RUDDER AND NOTHING HAPPENED. HE APPLIED FULL LEFT RUDDER AND LEFT BRAKE, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT AND OFF THE RUNWAY. THE WINGS AND THE EMPENNAGE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AFTER TRAVELING THROUGH A DITCH. THE OPERATOR FAILED TO SUBMIT A PILOT/OPERATOR REPORT, NTSB FORM 6120.1/2.

## 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 LAX01LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA115), Mar 14, 2001: Cessna 172N (N738PP), Show Low, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control resulting in an encounter with terrain and a nose over.

## Other reports on N738PP (1)

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

- [Incident 19800329040339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800329040339I), Mar 29, 1980: Cessna 172N (N738PP), Seal Beach, CA, Minor damage. Pilot reduced power in flight, unable to regain cruise RPM. Cause undetermined.

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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