# Accident 20170504005079A: Cessna 190, Prescott, AZ, May 4, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2017, 11:43 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6592° N, 112.4144° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6592&lon=-112.4144&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4498C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4498C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 190 (registry code 2072902, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-190) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental W670 series (registry code 17018, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 190
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA290) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170504005079A

## Narrative

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

ON THE MORNING OF MAY 4 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRACTICING STOP AND GO LANDINGS IN A NEWLY PURCHASED CE-195 WITH A MORE EXPERIENCED CE-195 PILOT.  ACCORDING TO DISCUSSION WITH ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, DISCUSSION WITH AND STATEMENT BY THE OTHER PILOT WITH HIM, AND VIEWING VIDEO TAPE OF LANDING, THE PILOT TURNED TO C4 THAT HE HAD REQUESTED, AT TOO HIGH OF SPEED.  THE LEFT LANDING GEAR BENT UNDER WHERE THE DESIGNED BEND IS TO ALLOW FOR THE WHEEL TO MOUNT PERPENDICULAR TO THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT THE HOPPED SIDEWAYS A THREE TIMES WITH EACH HOP PRECEDED BY THE WHEEL RIM AND AXEL CONTACTED THE TARMAC LEAVING MARKS AND PORTIONS OF THE WHEEL OUTER RIM MATERIAL.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN SPUN AROUND.  THE WING TIP AND PROPELLER DID NOT CONTACT THE GROUND.  THE GEAR BOX AREA HAD SHEARED RIVETS AND BUCKING OF FUSELAGE SKIN ADJOINING IT.  THERE WAS ALSO SOME BUCKING OF SINK AT THE LEFT WITH SPAR ATTACHMENT POINT.

## 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 GAA17CA290](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA290), May 4, 2017: Cessna 190 (N4498C), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s use of excessive speed during a right turn from the runway to the taxiway, which resulted in a loss of directional control.

## Other reports on N4498C (2)

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

- [Accident 19980116007319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980116007319A), Jan 16, 1998: Cessna 190 (N4498C), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. Veered left on landing. Right main folded. Wing hit rwy. Possible maintenance relator and hard landing. (.4)the pilot reported that he landed on runway 30 and…
- [Accident 19870228008759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870228008759A), Feb 28, 1987: Cessna 190 (N4498C), Chino, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot unable to maintain directional control on rollout. Ground looped. Found left brake was worn beyond tolerance.

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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