# Accident 20040707012409A: Cessna 172N, Chemehuevi Vall, CA, July 7, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2004, 07:00 local time
- Place: Chemehuevi Vall, CA
- Airport: Chemehuevi Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5175° N, 114.4181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5175&lon=-114.4181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734PW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734PW) (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 O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 50 total, 50 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040707012409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 7, 2004, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N734PW TOOK OFF FROM THE LAKE HAVASU CITY AIRPORT (HII) ENROUTE TO THE CHEMEHUEVI VALLEY AIRPORT (49X) TO PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE PIC STATED HE HAD COMPLETED TWO SOFT FIELD, TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 34 WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE PIC STATED THAT A QUARTERLY TAILWIND FROM THE SOUTHEAST PREVAILED DURING HIS TOUCH AND GOS. ON THE THIRD APPROACH AND LANDING THE PIC STATED THAT HE BOUNCED WHILE A GUST OF WIND PICKED UP ONE WING. AT THIS TIME THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PROCEEDED TO A DITCH ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PIC ESTIMATED HIS SPEED AT THE TIME OF TOUCHDOWN TO BE APPROXIMATELY 70KTS AND 50KTS UPON ENTERING THE DRAINAGE DITCH TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PIC STATED HE HIT A BERM IN THE DITCH WHICH CAUGHT HIS PROP AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE INVERTED POSITION. THE PIC (STUDENT PILOT) WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE ACCIDENT AND THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PIC DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY MECHANICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 LAX04CA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA255), Jul 7, 2004: Cessna 172N (N734PW), Chemehuevi, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, inadequate compensation for the wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control of the airplane.

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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