# Accident 20110427007999A: Cessna 172, Mesa, AZ, April 27, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2011, 14:53 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Falcon Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4564° N, 111.7236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4564&lon=-111.7236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4072F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4072F-2013-09-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110427007999A

## Narrative

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

34 HOUR STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S AND ON ROLL OUT BEGAN DRAGGING RIGHT WING TIP. AFTER MULTIPLE PROP STRIKES, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK. THERE WAS AN 8 KNOT CROSS WIND FROM THE LEFT. COUNSELED AIRMAN.

## 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 WPR11LA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA211), Apr 27, 2011: Cessna 172 (N4072F), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate directional control during the landing roll.

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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