# Accident 20140215002169A: Cessna 172N, Glendale, AZ, February 15, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 15, 2014, 15:40 local time
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Airport: Glendale Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5306° N, 112.3103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5306&lon=-112.3103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738BH-2018-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140215002169A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT HIS HOME AIRPORT. AFTER HIS 5TH TOUCH AND GO HE REQUESTED A FULL STOP FROM THE CONTROL TOWER. HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND AND FLEW A NORMAL TRAFFIC PATTERN. AFTER TOUCH DOWN ON THE MAIN WHEELS AND NOSE WHEEL TOUCH DOWN THE STUDENT PILOT THOUGHT THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE HAD BURST. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO YAW INCREASINGLY LEFT AND RIGHT UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A TAXIWAY SIGN.

## 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 WPR14CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA116), Feb 15, 2014: Cessna 172 - N (N738BH), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with a taxiway sign.

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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