From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
(-23) Investigation of the accident that involved the operation of a Cessna 172 aircraft, N97056, on an instructional flight near Scottsdale, Arizona at approximately 4:00 pm on November 24, 2003 revealed that the flight instructor neglected his instructor responsibilities by not providing reasonable and prudent supervision of the instructional flight. He allowed the instructional aircraft to descend so low during a simulated emergency landing that a go-around maneuver could not be accomplished in time to avoid a collision with the ground.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT THAT INVOLVED THE OPERATION OF A CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT, N97056, ON AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT NEAR SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA AT APPROXIMATELY 4:00 PM ON NOVEMBER 24, 2003 REVEALED THAT THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NEGLECTED HIS INSTRUCTOR RESPONSIBILITIES BY NOT PROVIDING REASONABLE AND PRUDENT SUPERVISION OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. HE ALLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONAL AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND SO LOW DURING A SIMULATED EMERGENCY LANDING THAT A GO-AROUND MANEUVER COULD NOT BE ACCOMPLISHED IN TIME TO AVOID A COLLISION WITH THE GROUND.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.