# Accident 20020521011399A: Cessna 172S, Scottsdale, AZ, May 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 2002, 11:34 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3547H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3547H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020521011399A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON MAY 21, 2002, ABOUT 1134 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172S, N3547H, LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING, VEERED OFF OF RUNWAY 21, AND COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY LIGHTS AT THE SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE WAS OPERATED BY ARIZONA FLIGHT WORKS UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE INSTRUCTIONAL LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SCOTTSDALE ABOUT 1115. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS DURING HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT. ON THE LAST TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING, THE AIRPLANE VEERD LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY DISTANCE REMAINING SIGN. THE AIRPLANE THEN TRAVERSED BACK ACROSS THE RUNWAY ONTO THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND CAME TO REST. (-23) ON TOUCH AND GO LANDING DURING SOLO PRACTICE PILOT ENCOUNTERED WIND GUST OR POSSIBLE DUST DEVIL. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY, COLLIDED WITH RUNWAY DISTANCE SIGN THEN TRAVERSED BACK ACROSS RUNWAY TO RIGHT SHOULDER AND CAME TO REST. RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER SPAR BENT. PILOT STATED HE DID NOT ATTEMPT GO AROUND BECAUSE HE WAS POINTED DIRECTLY             AT CONTROL TOWER AFTER HE INITIALLY LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N3547H (1)

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

- [Incident 20170719014629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170719014629I), Jul 19, 2017: Cessna 172S (N3547H), San Jose, CA, Minor damage. Aircraft touched down on runway 32 with both main wheels. And the aircraft yawned to left. The aircraft exited the runway and stopped on the lawn in between…

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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