# Accident 20170702008809A: Cessna 172G, Tucson, AZ, July 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2017, 10:30 local time
- Place: Tucson, AZ
- Airport: Ryan Manucipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.1444° N, 111.1722° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.1444&lon=-111.1722&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4482L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4482L-2017-12-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 340 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA380) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170702008809A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 GAA17CA380](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA380), Jul 2, 2017: Cessna 172 (N4482L), Tucson, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain pitch and yaw control during the landing roll in crosswind conditions.

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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