# Accident 20011029031069A: Cessna 172M, Prescott, AZ, October 29, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 29, 2001, 14:40 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: 34.6544° N, 112.4197° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6544&lon=-112.4197&mi=10 - Aircraft: N13514, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13514-2013-08-13) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M - Reported engine: LYC O320D2G - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total, 700 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA017) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011029031069A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON OCTOBER 29, 2001, ABOUT 1423 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N13514, OPERATED BY SKY SCHOOL, INC., PRESCOTT, ARIZONA, COLLIDED WITH AN AIRPORT SIGN DURING TAKEOFF FROM THE ERNEST A. LOVE FIELD, PRESCOTT. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND HIS STUDENT FLEW IN THE LOCAL VICINITY OF THE AIRPORT AND EVALUATED THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. AT 1440, THE CFI LANDED BACK AT THE AIRPORT. THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED DURING ROLLOUT. THEREAFTER, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND ENTERED A DIRT CLEARING. AS IT SLID TO A STOP, THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND OTHER STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS BENT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED DURING THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91, AND ORIGINATED FROM PRESCOTT ABOUT 1400. THE CFI REPORTED THAT HE SOLOED HIS STUDENT DAYS EARLIER. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT THE PURPOSE OF THE LESSON WAS, IN PART, TO PROVIDE INSTRUCTION IN CROSSWIND TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ACCORDING TO THE CFI, RUNWAY 21R WAS SELECTED FOR USE, AND THE WIND WAS FROM ABOUT 120 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS. THE CFI STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING HE TOOK THE FLIGHT CONTROLS FROM HIS STUDENT AFTER THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TOWARD THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE CFI REPORTED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY BUT IT VEERED OFF, ENTERED A DIRT FIELD, AND IMPACTED A TAXIWAY SIGN, WHICH PARTIALLY COLLAPSED THE LANDING GEAR. (-23) ON OCTOBER 29, 2001, AT THE PRESCOTT AIRPORT, DURING AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PERFORMED A GO AROUND BUT HIT A RUNWAY SIGN BEFORE COMING AIRBORNE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RETURNED FOR LANDING WITH THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CONTACTED ANOTHER RUNWAY SIGN. (.4) ON OCTOBER 29, 2001, ABOUT 1423 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N13514, COLLIDED WITH AN AIRPORT SIGN DURING LANDING AT THE ERNEST A. LOVE FIELD, PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY SKY SCHOOL, INC., IN PRESCOTT, AND IT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. NEITHER THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) NOR HIS STUDENT WAS INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE FLIGHT WAS PERFORMED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED FROM PRESCOTT ABOUT 1402. ACCORDING TO THE CFI, DURING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT HE WAS PROVIDING PRIMARY FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO HIS STUDENT, WHOM HE HAD RECENTLY SOLOED. THE PURPOSE OF THE LESSON WAS, IN PART, TO TEACH CROSSWIND TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, THE CFI SELECTED RUNWAY 21R FOR USE BECAUSE THE LOCAL WIND WAS FROM ABOUT 130 DEGREES AT 8 KNOTS. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 21L. THE AIRPLANE REMAINED IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN AND MADE A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING ON RUNWAY 21R ABOUT 1407. ABOUT 1413 AND 1419, THE AIRPLANE WAS CLEARED FOR ADDITIONAL TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 21R. THE CFI REPORTED THAT 20 DEGREES OF FLAPS WERE USED DURING THE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 21R'S CENTERLINE ABOUT 1423. IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER, IT BEGAN DRIFTING RIGHT. THE CFI TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS FROM HIS STUDENT AND APPLIED LEFT AILERON AND RUDDER CORRECTION TO RETURN BACK TO THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. ACCORDING TO THE CFI, EVEN USING FULL FLIGHT CONTROL INPUTS, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED SKIDDING RIGHT. SECONDS THEREAFTER, THE AIRPLANE STARTED A QUICK LEFT TURN TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE CFI INDICATED THAT HE ATTEMPTED TO REDIRECT THE AIRPLANE BACK TO THE RIGHT, BUT IT WAS "TOO LITTLE TOO LATE." THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN. THE CFI REPORTED THAT HE THEN TOOK OFF, EVALUATED THE DAMAGE, AND PERFORMED A LOW PASS OVER RUNWAY 12. AT 1437, THE FAA CLEARED THE AIRPLANE TO LAND, AND ABOUT 3 MINUTES LATER IT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY. AS THE AIRPLANE DECELERATED IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, HIT ANOTHER SIGN, AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAY 12 AND TAXIWAY ECHO. ## 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 LAX02LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA017), Oct 29, 2001: Cessna 172M (N13514), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's improper remedial action and failure to maintain directional control during landing in a strong crosswind condition. ## Other reports on N13514 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20060216001899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060216001899A), Feb 16, 2006: Cessna 172M (N13514), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Cessna 172M FAA registration number N13514 was landing on runway 12 at Ernest A Love Field (prc), Prescott, Arizona. Reported wind 130 degrees at 14… 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/). 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