# Accident 20120412004809A: Cessna 172S, Prescott, AZ, April 12, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2012, 13:49 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: EHXS
- Location: 35.7833° N, 110.4167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7833&lon=-110.4167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17304, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N17304) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 30 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120412004809A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT AT ROTATION SPEED  WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO  ON RUNWAY 21L.  WINDS INFORMATION THE PILOT HAD WAS WIND 220 @ 13 GUST TO 18.  FOUR MINUTES AFTER ACCIDENT WINDS WERE BROADCAST AT 240 @ 16 GUST 20.THE PILOT HOLDS A  PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE AND LOGGED 60 HOURS OF FLIGHT IN 1986.  IN JANUARY 2012, PILOT ENROLLED IN PART 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL PROGRAM.  ON APRIL 12, AFTER 30 HOURS IN PART 141 PROGRAM AND TO DETERMINE SINGLE PILOT COMPETENCY, TO BE AUTHORIZED TO SOLO IN THE PART 141 PROGRAM, THE PILOT PASSED A FLIGHT REVIEW.  STUDENT PILOTS IN 141 SCHOOL HAVE WIND RESTRICTIONS PLACED UPON SOLO STUDENTS WHICH WAS NOT APPLIED IN THE CASE OF THIS STUDENT WHO HOLDS A PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE.

## 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 WPR12CA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA171), Apr 12, 2012: Cessna 172S (N17304), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N17304 (1)

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

- [Accident 20240518005859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240518005859A), May 18, 2024: Cessna 172S (N17304), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. Student pilot was on a student solo performing touch-and-go landings. The student had completed seven (7) of the eight (8) touch-and-go landings that he was…

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.