# Accident 20170428003869A: Cessna 172S, Jean, NV, April 28, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2017, 12:55 local time
- Place: Jean, NV
- Airport: Jean Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7672° N, 115.3308° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7672&lon=-115.3308&mi=10
- Aircraft: N796SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N796SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA248) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170428003869A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 28, 2017, ABOUT 12:55 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME (PST), A CESSNA 172S, N796SP, IMPACTED THE TERRAIN DURING AN ATTEMPTED VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) LANDING AND ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND FROM RUNWAY 20R  (RIGHT) AT JEAN AIRPORT (0L7), JEAN, NEVADA. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALY DAMAGED.

THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT DEPARTED BAKER, CALIFORNIA ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO HENDERSON, NEVADA WITH A FINAL DESTINATION OF HENDERSON EXECUTIVE AIRPORT(KHND), HENDERSON, NV. SHORTLY AFTER DEPARTURE, A PASSENGER EXPERIENCED WHAT WAS BELIEVED BY THE PILOT TO BE A HEART ATTACK. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND AT JEAN AIRPORT. THE PILOT ENTERED THE AIRPORT TRAFFIC PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 20R. THE PILOT STATED HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, STATING HE WAS ?TOO HIGH AND TOO FAST?. THE PILOT?S SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT STATED HE DID NOT RECEIVE AN AIRPORT WEATHER ADVISORY AND DID NOT VISUALLY OBSERVE THE WINDSOCK FOR DIRECTION OR VELOCITY. KHND METAR WEATHER DATA AT 12:56 (PST) WAS REPORTING WINDS 010 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS WITH WIND GUSTS AT 26 KNOTS.

THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED TIRE TRANSFER MARKS BEGINNING 770 FEET FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 20R AND PROGRESSING LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. ADDITIONAL TIRE TRANSFER MARKS INDICATING HEAVY BRAKING WERE OBSERVED 200 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE LANDING AND GO-AROUND, BUT COULD NOT RECALL IF HE APPLIED FULL POWER. MULTIPLE GROUND SCARS WERE OBSERVED ALONG THE AIRCRAFT PATH WITH THE AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST IN LEVEL DESERT TERRAIN 1,745 FEET SOUTH OF RUNWAY 20R AND 465 FEET LEFT OF THE EXTENDED RUNWAY CENTERLINE.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR, NOSE GEAR AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER/ELEVATOR. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS ESTABLISHED AT THE SCENE.

## 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 GAA17CA248](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA248), Apr 28, 2017: Cessna 172S (N796SP), Jean, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s runway selection, which resulted in landing with a tailwind and an unstabilized approach and subsequent runway overrun.

## Other reports on N796SP (1)

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

- [Accident 20100503032949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100503032949A), May 3, 2010: Cessna 172S (N796SP), Palo Alto, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot was attempting soft field take-off from Palo Alto Airport runway 31. Aircraft drifted to left hitting taxi light with right elevator, instructor…

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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