# Accident 20151107022979A: Cessna 172S, Mesa, AZ, November 7, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 2015, 21:25 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4564° N, 111.7333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4564&lon=-111.7333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1107G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1107G) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 398 total, 350 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA048) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151107022979A

## Narrative

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

ON 11/7/2015, AT 2125Z, A CESSNA 172S, N1107G, OWNED BY FALCON EXECUTIVE AVIATION, SUSTAINED DAMAGE DURING LANDING ON 4R AT FFZ. VFR CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE LANDING GEAR AND FIREWALL WERE DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE PILOT 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 GAA16CA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA048), Nov 7, 2015: Cessna 172 (N1107G), Mesa, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain pitch control during landing, resulting in a porpoise, and firewall damage.

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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