# Accident 20170512004009A: Cessna 172N, Monument Vally, UT, May 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 2017, 17:38 local time
- Place: Monument Vally, UT
- Airport: Monument Vally
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0122° N, 110.2011° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0122&lon=-110.2011&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9390E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9390E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 19,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170512004009A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING IN A 5 KTS CROSSWIND, THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN BUT FOUND THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIFTING OFF AGAIN TO A HEIGHT OF 25-50 FEET.  PILOT ATTEMPTED A "GO-AROUND" BUT DRIFTED TO THE EAST, DESCENDED AND HIT A PERIMETER FENCE.

## 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 GAA17CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA276), May 12, 2017: Cessna 172 (N9390E), Monument Valley, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper landing flare, which resulted in a bounced landing.

## Other reports on N9390E (2)

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

- [Incident 19800412038069I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800412038069I), Apr 12, 1980: Cessna 172N (N9390E), Salt Lake City, UT, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control while landing in crosswind. Damaged prop.
- [Incident 19790921051379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790921051379I), Sep 21, 1979: Cessna 172N (N9390E), Jackson Hole, WY, Minor damage. Stabilizer damaged, probably by a rock thrown up when aircraft went off the side of the runway in crosswind landing

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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