# Accident 20180312002409A: Cessna 172L, Sahuarita, AZ, March 12, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 2018, 15:23 local time
- Place: Sahuarita, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9092° N, 111.1208° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9092&lon=-111.1208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N418DD, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N418DD-2018-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180312002409A

## Narrative

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

PIC STATED THE FOLLOWING:

-OBTAINED ALL RELEVANT INFORMATION ON 14AZ.

-OBTAINED WEATHER FORECAST INFO FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

-PERFORMED PRE-FLIGHT CHECK WITH NO ISSUES, FUEL SAMPLES AND QUANTITY WERE ACCEPTABLE (NINE GALLONS USABLE, IN EACH TANK).

-KRNY ATIS REPORTED WINDS FROM EAST AT 10 W/ GUSTS TO 15.

-CONTACTED LOCAL 14AZ PERSON FOR RECOMMENDED LANDING RUNWAY. RUNWAY 24 WAS RECOMMENDED, AS IT HAS A 3% UPHILL GRADE AND IS PREFERRED, EVEN WITH A QUARTERING TAILWIND.

-NO DIFFICULTY LANDING. LANDED 600-700 FEET FROM THRESHOLD.

-GROUND ROLL WAS FASTER THAN USUAL, WHICH WAS EXPECTED, DUE TO TAILWIND.

-AS ACFT SLOWED, IT WAS BEING PUSHED TO LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY, EVENTUALLY REQUIRING FULL RIGHT RUDDER, LEFT AILERON AND CONTROL FULL FORWARD.

-JUST PRIOR TO BEING PUSHED OFF OF THE RUNWAY, POWER WAS ADDED TO KEEP NOSE UP IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID THE DRAINAGE DITCH BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY.

-THE ACFT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED, ACROSS THE TAXIWAY, INTO THE BRUSH ADJACENT TO THE TAXIWAY.

-THE ACFT CAME TO A STOP AGAINST A SMALL TREE.

-NO INJURIES DUE TO A 4 POINT RESTRAINT SYSTEM HAVING BEEN INSTALLED.

-TURNED OFF IGNITION AND EXITED THE ACFT.

## 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 GAA18CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA161), Mar 12, 2018: Cessna 172 (N418DD), Green Valley, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing with a tailwind.

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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