# Accident 20050720015649A: Cessna 172N, Las Vegas, NV, July 20, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2005, 07:20 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2064° N, 115.1900° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2064&lon=-115.1900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4961D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4961D-2006-06-29) (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 O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA240) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050720015649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 20, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 0720 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, N4961D, A CE-172-N AIRCRAFT WAS DOING PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 12L AT NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV AIRPORT (VGT). THE STUDENT PILOT TOUCHED DOWN BEFORE THE 1000-FOOT MARK AREA AND BOUNCED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED INTO A SHALLOW DITCH LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OUT OF THE DITCH, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK AN INFORMATION BOX SIGN LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 65 YARDS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND AND CAME TO REST IN THE DIRT AREA, NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE STUDENT PILOT BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FLAPS WAS SET AT 20 DEGREES, CONTINUITY CHECK OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS CHECKED NORMAL AND INTEGRITY CHECKED OF THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CHECKED NORMAL.

## 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 LAX05CA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA240), Jul 20, 2005: Cessna 172N (N4961D), North Las Vegas, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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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