# Accident 20060406006229A: Cessna 172K, Wickenburg, AZ, April 6, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 2006, 08:45 local time
- Place: Wickenburg, AZ
- Airport: Wickenburg Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9689° N, 112.7983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9689&lon=-112.7983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84034, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84034-2021-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 55 total, 10 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA136) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060406006229A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING ROLL. THE STUDENT PILOT DECIDED TO PERFORM TOUCH-AND-GO PRACTICE TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AFTER ARRIVING AT HIS DESTINATION AIRPORT. ON THE THIRD LANDING THE MAIN LANDING GEAR TOUCHED DOWN FIRST WITH THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FOLLOWING SHORTLY THEREAFTER. AS HE REACHED HIS HAND OVER TO RAISE THE FLAP LEVER TO THE "UP" POSITION, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A GATE. THE AIRPLANE INCURRED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT STRUT.

## 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 LAX06CA136](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA136), Apr 6, 2006: Cessna 172 (N84034), Wickenburg, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

## Other reports on N84034 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000928015119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000928015119A), Sep 28, 2000: Cessna 172K (N84034), Burns, OR, No damage. (-23) This has been classed as an accident because of regulation and not just because of the type of damage to the a/c. while in cruise flight, approx. 5…

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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