# Accident 20161006016249A: Cessna 172S, Mesa, AZ, October 6, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 6, 2016, 17:00 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: OG5S
- Location: 33.3078° N, 111.6556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3078&lon=-111.6556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N602ND, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N602ND) (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: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 291 total, 266 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161006016249A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING AT KIWA RUNWAY 30R THE STUDENT PILOT DRIFTED LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND FLARED ABRUPTLY. THE INSTRUCTOR CALLED FOR A GO-AROUND. THE STUDENT PITCHED UP BUT DID NOT ADD POWER. THE INSTRUCTOR MANIPULATED THE FLIGHT CONTROLS AND ADDED POWER. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A RUNWAY SIGN, CONTINUED BETWEEN RUNWAY 30R AND 30C.  AIRCARFT BRIEFLY BECAME AIRBORNE  CROSSING A DITCH BEFORE STOPPING ON RUNWAY 30C.

## 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 GAA17CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA014), Oct 6, 2016: Cessna 172 (N602ND), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s delayed remedial action, which resulted in his failure to maintain directional control during a go-around and a runway excursion.

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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