# Accident 20141023021089A: Cessna 172R, Lake Havasu, AZ, October 23, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 2014, 09:00 local time
- Place: Lake Havasu, AZ
- Airport: Lake Havasu City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: WIWS
- Location: 34.6095° N, 114.2999° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6095&lon=-114.2999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1590W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1590W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 125 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA018) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141023021089A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY AND LANDED AT LAKE HAVASU. AFTER LANDING HE STATED THAT HE "PRESSED ON THE BRAKES AND THE AIRCRAFT GOT DERAILED AND MOVED TO THE DIRT AND ROCKS AREA TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY." DURING ROLL-OUT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO A MUDDY AREA TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE NOSE GEAR DROPPED INTO A DITCH.

PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES DURING THE LANDING.

AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED FROM MUDDY AREA AND INSPECTED BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL OF THE FLIGHT SCHOOL.

INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT DETERMINED THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHOVED AFT WHICH CAUSED THE FIREWALL AND FORWARD BELLY SKIN TO BE WRINKLED. THE PROP WAS DAMAGED AT BOTH TIPS.

MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL REMOVED THE PROP FOR REPAIR AND PERFORMED PROP STRIKE AD.

AIRCRAFT WILL BE FERRIED FOR FURTHER REPAIRS.

## 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 WPR15CA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15CA018), Oct 23, 2014: Cessna 172 - R (N1590W), Lake Havasu, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N1590W (1)

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

- [Accident 20140526013059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140526013059A), May 26, 2014: Cessna 172R (N1590W), Buckeye, AZ, Substantial damage. On 05/26/2014 airman flew from kdvt, deer valley AZ to kbxk, Buckeye AZ for the purpose of time building. There were no other passengers on board the aircraft.…

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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