# Accident 20090422007099A: Cessna 172E, Tucson, AZ, April 22, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2009, 13:11 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1386° N, 111.1714° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1386&lon=-111.1714&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3880S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3880S-2010-03-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 287 total, 287 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR09CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090422007099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 04-22-2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1311 MST, N3880S (CE-172-E) LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 24L AT RYAN FIELD (KRYN) NEAR TUCSON, AZ DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL.  METAR RECORDS FORM 22/1946Z (1246 MST) 25 MINUTES PRIOR INDICATED WINDS AT 160 DEGREES TRUE AT 9 KNOTS GUSTING TO 18 KTS AND 22/2046Z (1346 MST) 35 MINUTES AFTER INDICATED WINDS AT 230 DEGREES TRUE AT 11 KNOTS GUSTING TO 17 KTS.  THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS AND STRUCTURE AT THE LEFT WING ROOT.  THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSE APPEARS TO HAVE BENT THE FIREWALL.  OTHER BUCKLES IN THE SKIN UNDER THE CARGO DOOR ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  NO INJURIES TO THE SINGLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 WPR09CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR09CA210), Apr 22, 2009: Cessna 172E (N3880S), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the gusting crosswinds.

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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