# Accident 20111112026559A: Cessna 172S, Phoenix, AZ, November 12, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2011, 08:50 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Deer Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6881° N, 112.0825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6881&lon=-112.0825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N24350, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N24350) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA038) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111112026559A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT, ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT, WAS RETURNING FROM A PRACTICE AREA AND PERFORMED TOUCH AND GO'S ON RUNWAY 7L.  ATC DIRECTED THE PILOT TO PERFORM HIS NEXT LANDING ON RUNWAY 7R.  AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON 7R, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE APPROXIMATELY 1750 FEET FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ANOTHER 1000 FEET BEFORE GOING OVER AN EMBANKMENT INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH WHERE IT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, NOSE LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINTS, AND THE TAIL SECTION.

## 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 WPR12CA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA038), Nov 12, 2011: Cessna 172S (N24350), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate directional control during takeoff.

## Other reports on N24350 (1)

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

- [Incident 20130608012009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130608012009I), Jun 8, 2013: Cessna 172S (N24350), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. Incident occurred on 6/8/2013. Dual flight with pre-solo student pilot. Landed at ffz attempted a touch and go. Student put flap handle up however, the…

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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