# Accident 20030914026889A: Cessna 172M, Tucson, AZ, September 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 14, 2003, 13:12 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Tucson International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1233° N, 110.9478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1233&lon=-110.9478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73179, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73179) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 120 total, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030914026889A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT TUCSON, ARIZONA WHEN HE MADE A HARD LANDING AND ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT DURING THE GO-AROUND CONTACTING THE GROUND CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE, LANDING GEAR AND ENGINE. THE PILOT THINKS HE MAY HAVE RETRACTED THE FLAPS TOO SOON.

## 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 LAX03CA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA288), Sep 14, 2003: Cessna 172M (N73179), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper flare. A contributing factor was the tailwind.

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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