# Accident 20040626016549A: Cessna 172S, Glendale, AZ, June 26, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2004, 12:32 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Airport: Glendale Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5269° N, 112.2953° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5269&lon=-112.2953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35389, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35389) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 18 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA250) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040626016549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCH DOWN DURING FIRST SOLO LANDING THE STUDENT ENCOUNTERED A GUST FOR WHICH HE FAILED TO PROPERLY CORRECT. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF RUNWAY AND IMPACTED TWO SMALL HILLS ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO FIREWALL, FORWARD LEFT, FORWARD RIGHT, AND LOWER FUSELAGE SKIN, NOSE GEAR AND BOTH MAIN LANDING GEAR, FUEL HEADER TANK, INTERIOR COCKPIT FLOOR, CENTER CONSOLE, RUDDER PEDAL AND RUDDER BAR ASSEMBLIES, CONTROL YOKE GUIDES, LOWER TAIL CONE SKIN, LOWER TAIL SKIN, AND AFT RUDDER SKIN. STUDENT ALSO STATED THAT DURING THE DUAL INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO HIS FIRST SOLO HE HAD DIFFICULTY ON TWO OF THE FOUR LANDINGS DUE TO WIND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 LAX04CA250](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA250), Jun 26, 2004: Cessna 172S (N35389), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in a veer off the runway and collision with terrain.

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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