# Accident 20020213001189A: Cessna 172N, Glendale, AZ, February 13, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: February 13, 2002, 09:17 local time - Place: Glendale, AZ - Airport: Glendale Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 33.5300° N, 112.3096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5300&lon=-112.3096&mi=10 - Aircraft: N739NS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N739NS-2013-05-07) (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 O320D2G - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 1,800 total, 600 in this make and model - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA084) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020213001189A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 13, 2002, AT 0917 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172S, N299ME, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 01 DURING LANDING AND COLLIDED ON THE GROUND WITH A TAXIING CESSNA 172N, N739NS, AT GLENDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GLENDALE, ARIZONA. GLENDALE AVIATION LLC WAS OPERATING BOTH RENTAL AIRPLANES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER IN THE LANDING CESSNA 172S WERE NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT IN THE TAXIING CESSNA 172N WERE NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LANDING CESSNA 172S DEPARTED GLENDALE ON A PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT ABOUT 0815, WHILE THE TAXIING CESSNA 172N WAS PREPARING FOR DEPARTURE ON A LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR EITHER AIRPLANE. THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINSTRATION INSPECTOR OBTAINED A STATEMENT THAT THE PILOT OF THE LANDING 172S SUBMITTED TO THE OPERATOR. THE PILOT SAID HE COMPLETED AIR WORK IN THE LOCAL PRACTICE AREA AND RETURNED FOR LANDING. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED, VEERED TO THE LEFT, AND EXITED THE RUNWAY ABOUT MIDFIELD BETWEEN A TAXIWAY AND THE HIGH-SPEED TAXIWAY. IT CROSSED A GRAVEL AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND A PARALLEL TAXIWAY. THE AIRPLANES CONVERGED FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS SO THAT THE ENTIRE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING OF THE LANDING CESSNA 172S COLLIDED WITH THE ENTIRE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING OF THE TAXIING CESSNA 172N. THE LEFT WING TIPS CONTACTED THE LEFT WING ROOTS OF THE OPPOSING AIRPLANE. BOTH AIRPLANES SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE. (.4) ON FEBRUARY 13, 2002, AT 0917 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172S, N299ME, VEERED OFF RUNWAY 01 DURING LANDING AND COLLIDED ON THE GROUND WITH A TAXIING CESSNA 172N, N739NS, AT GLENDALE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, GLENDALE, ARIZONA. GLENDALE AVIATION LLC WAS OPERATING BOTH RENTAL AIRPLANES UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER IN THE LANDING 172S WERE NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT IN THE TAXIING 172N WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE LANDING 172S DEPARTED GLENDALE ON A PERSONAL LOCAL FLIGHT ABOUT 0815. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIO NS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR EITHER AIRPLANE. THE PILOT OF THE LANDING 172S SUBMITTED A WRITTEN STATEMENT. THE PILOT SAID HE COMPLETED AIR WORK IN THE LOCAL PRACTICE AREA AND RETURNED FOR LANDING. ON HIS FIRST TOUCH-AND-GO, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT, BUT HE REGAINED DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND TOOK OFF. ON THE SECOND TOUCH-AND-GO, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT AGAIN, BUT HE COULD NOT RECOVER. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY ABOUT MIDFIELD BETWEEN A TAXIWAY AND THE HIGH-SPEED TAXIWAY. IT CROSSED A GRAVEL AREA BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND A PARALLEL TAXIWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT IN THE TAXIING 172N SUBMITTED A WRITTEN STATEMENT. THEY WERE TAXIING TO RUNWAY 01 VIA TAXIWAY ALPHA. THEY SAW THE LANDING 172S BOUNCE AND VEER TOWARDS THE HANGARS. THEY STOPPED AND THOUGHT THE 172S WOULD PASS IN FRONT OF THEM. HOWEVER, THE LANDING 172S TURNED DIRECTLY TOWARDS THEM. THEY TRIED TO TURN AWAY, BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGHT TIME TO AVOID THE COLLISION. THE AIRPLANES CONVERGED FROM OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS SO THAT THE ENTIRE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING OF THE LANDING 172S COLLIDED WITH THE ENTIRE LEADING EDGE OF THE LEFT WING OF THE TAXIING 172N. THE LEFT WING TIPS CONTACTED THE LEFT WING ROOTS OF THE OPPOSING AIRPLANE. BOTH AIRPLANES SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND FUSELAGE. (-23) AIRCRAFT N739NS WAS TAXIING ON THE PARALLEL TAXI WAY TO RUNWAY 01 AT THE GLENDALE AIRPORT WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY AIRCRAFT N299ME. AIRCRAFT 299ME DEPARTED THE ACTIVE RUNWAY WHILE PERFORMING A LANDING AND ENTERED THE PARALLEL TAXI WAY STRIKING AIRCRAFT N739NS. ## 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 LAX02LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA084), Feb 13, 2002: Cessna 172N (N739NS), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of the landing airplane failed to maintain directional control resulting in the on-ground collission. ## Other reports on N739NS (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 20030517011949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030517011949A), May 17, 2003: Cessna 172N (N739NS), Payson, AZ, Destroyed. (-23) Pilot flew from glendale, AZ. To Payson. On landing the aircraft bounced repeatedly, it drifted to the right of runway 24 into the dirt on the north side… 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/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.