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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Chandler, AZ · November 13, 2001

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Date
November 13, 2001 · 11:09 local
Place
Chandler, AZ
Airport
Chandler Municipal Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N1897V
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX02LA026
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Pilot’s certificate
Student
N1897VRegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17263785 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) This was a first solo for the student pilot. The pilot reports that the right main landing gear hit a little hard and the aircraft bounced 2-3' in the air. The front gear touchdown and the airplane pulled to the right. The pilot attempted to correct with left rudder. The aircraft struck a large taxiway sign with the left main landing gear and the left stabilizer. The left main landing gear broke off of the airplane and the stabilizer and left wing were damaged. The taxiway sign did not break away. At this time, no causal factors are known. privacy data omitted (.19) On November 13, 2001, about 1115 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 172M, N1897V, departed the right side of runway 22R during the landing roll at Chandler, Arizona, and collided with a taxiway sign. Sunbird flight services was operating the rental airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The solo student pilot was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local instructional flight departed about 1100. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The operator reported that this was the student's first supervised solo. The student completed one landing, taxied back, and took off for another pattern circuit. On the second landing, the airplane bounced about 2 feet back into the air, settled back to the runway, and veered to the right. The airplane departed the runway, struck a taxiway sign, and sheared the main landing gear off.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) THIS WAS A FIRST SOLO FOR THE STUDENT PILOT. THE PILOT REPORTS THAT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR HIT A LITTLE HARD AND THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED 2-3' IN THE AIR. THE FRONT GEAR TOUCHDOWN AND THE AIRPLANE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH LEFT RUDDER. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LARGE TAXIWAY SIGN WITH THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND THE LEFT STABILIZER. THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR BROKE OFF OF THE AIRPLANE AND THE STABILIZER AND LEFT WING WERE DAMAGED. THE TAXIWAY SIGN DID NOT BREAK AWAY. AT THIS TIME, NO CAUSAL FACTORS ARE KNOWN. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ (.19) ON NOVEMBER 13, 2001, ABOUT 1115 HOURS MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N1897V, DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 22R DURING THE LANDING ROLL AT CHANDLER, ARIZONA, AND COLLIDED WITH A TAXIWAY SIGN. SUNBIRD FLIGHT SERVICES WAS OPERATING THE RENTAL AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LOCAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED ABOUT 1100. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THIS WAS THE STUDENT'S FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO. THE STUDENT COMPLETED ONE LANDING, TAXIED BACK, AND TOOK OFF FOR ANOTHER PATTERN CIRCUIT. ON THE SECOND LANDING, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ABOUT 2 FEET BACK INTO THE AIR, SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY, AND VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN, AND SHEARED THE MAIN LANDING GEAR OFF.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB LAX02LA026Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportChandler, AZFailure of the student pilot to maintain directional control during landing.Nov 13, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1897V · 3

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

Incident 20260618007369ILanding: Touchdown · Chandler, AZOn June 18, 2026, at approximately 1109 MST, a Cessna 172 departed ryan field (kryn) on a cross-country flight to Chandler Municipal Airport (kchd). The student pilot was returning from their first solo cross-country flight when the aircraft experienced a…Jun 18, 2026 · Minor damageAccident 20190423015109ATaxi · Prescott, AZWhile conducting first cross country solo, pilot flew from chd to prc. While taxing at to a parking spot at prc, pilot attempted to swing his aircraft to then pull through into a parking spot adjacent to the edge of the ramp and near a fence. While performing…Apr 23, 2019 · Substantial damageAccident 20000708039689ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Chandler, AZ(-23)Aircraft veered off runway and collided with taxiway sign during the landing roll. (.4) on July 8, 2000, about 1338 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 172, N1897V, sustained substantial damage when it veered off the runway and collided with a taxiway…Jul 8, 2000 · Substantial damage