# Accident 20190302000819A: Cessna 172R, Scottsdale, AZ, March 2, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 2019, 13:15 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6264° N, 111.9058° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6264&lon=-111.9058&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9404F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9404F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 9 total, 9 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA162) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190302000819A

## Narrative

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

DURING APPROACH TO LANDING ON RWY 3, HE STUDENT PILOT ON HIS FIRST SOLO LANDING DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY HITTING A RUNWAY SIGN AS HE WAS GOING AROUND.  THE LEFT MAIN TIRE BROKE OFF AND THE LEFT MAIN GEAR LEG WAS BENT AFT.  THE STUDENT RETURNED AND LANDED ON RWY 21.  HAVING NO LEFT LANDING GEAR, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT INTO THE TRANSITION AREA.

## 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 GAA19CA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA162), Mar 2, 2019: Cessna 172 (N9404F), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading during a go-around with a crosswind, which resulted in the left main landing gear impacting a runway sign.

## Other reports on N9404F (1)

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

- [Incident 20160826009509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160826009509I), Aug 26, 2016: Cessna 172R (N9404F), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. Aircraft made a normal landing on runway 3. Aircraft then veered left and continued left with full right rudder. Aircraft departed runway and struck a runway…

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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