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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172G · Tucson, AZ · July 2, 2017

Date
July 2, 2017 · 10:30 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Ryan Manucipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4482L
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA380
Reported as
Cessna 172G
Reported engine
Continental 0-300 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
340 total340 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft encountered dust devil just as it landed. Aircraft struck both wingtips, propeller struck ground and collapsed the nose gear.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED DUST DEVIL JUST AS IT LANDED. AIRCRAFT STRUCK BOTH WINGTIPS, PROPELLER STRUCK GROUND AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE GEAR.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.