# Accident 20141005019399A: Cessna 172S, Sedona, AZ, October 5, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2014, 10:45 local time
- Place: Sedona, AZ
- Airport: Sedona, Az
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8486° N, 111.7883° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8486&lon=-111.7883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2179L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2179L-2019-04-24) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141005019399A

## Narrative

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

WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE SEDONA AIRPORT HE THOUGHT HE WAS A LITTLE HIGH AND FAST. HE TOUCHED DOWN HARD AND BOUNCED THE AIRPLANE; AT THIS TIME DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BECAME AN ISSUE AND THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT ALIGNED WITH THE LANDING RUNWAY. DURING THE LANDING SEQUENCE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MADE THE DECISION TO RETRACT THE FLAPS ON THE AIRPLANE TO HELP IT SETTLE ON TO THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THEN LOST COMPLETE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING FLAP RETRACTION AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY WHILE FAILING TO APPLY BRAKES. SUBSEQUENTLY THE NOSE COLLAPSED AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CRASH.

## 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 WPR15CA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA004), Oct 5, 2014: Cessna 172S (N2179L), Sedona, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the landing roll out.

## Other reports on N2179L (2)

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

- [Accident 20170212002379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170212002379A), Feb 12, 2017: Cessna 172S (N2179L), Ramona, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On February 12, 2017 at about 1400 pacific standard time, a Cessna 172S, N2179L, impacted terrain while maneuvering five miles north of Ramona, California. The…
- [Incident 20060110013089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060110013089I), Jan 10, 2006: Cessna 172S (N2179L), Phoenix, AZ, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was landing at sky Harbor international airport. During rollout while attempting to make a taxiway turnoff one of the main landing gear tires blew…

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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