# Accident 20081129852049A: Cessna 172P, Sedona, AZ, November 29, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 29, 2008, 11:30 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8486° N, 111.7886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8486&lon=-111.7886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98774, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98774) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 46 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081129852049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON NOVEMBER 29, 2008 AT APPROXIMATELY 1130 MST, N98774, A CESSNA 172P PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, SUSTAINED STRUCTURAL AND PROPELLER DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT SEDONA AZ (KSEZ).  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE CAME IN TOO FAST AND BALLOONED TWICE.  HE ALSO STATED AFTER LANDING, HE TAXIED TO PARKING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE DID NOT INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT FOR DAMAGE AT SEDONA AND FLEW N98774 BACK TO FALCON FIELD, MESA AZ (KFEZ).  ON NOVEMBER 30, 2008, THE DAMAGE WAS DISCOVERED DURING PREFLIGHT INSPECTION AND REPORTED TO FALCON EXECUTIVE AVIATION BY ANOTHER PILOT.  ON DECEMBER 2, 2008, FAA SURVEYED AND PHOTOGRAPHED DAMAGE TO N98774.  STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, SHEARED AND MISSING RIVETS, WRINKLES IN THE SKIN ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE DAMAGE PROPELLER WERE OBSERVED AND REPORTED TO THE NTSB.

## 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 WPR09CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA053), Nov 29, 2008: Cessna 172 (N98774), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and inadequate recovery from a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N98774 (1)

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

- [Incident 20200731020839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200731020839I), Jul 31, 2020: Cessna 172P (N98774), No damage. Aircraft departed Falcon field with normal engine operating parameters. Approximately 3 miles north of the field during departure the pilot noted the oil…

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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