# Accident 20190420010869A: Cessna 172S, Scottsdale, AZ, April 20, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2019, 09:50 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6203° N, 111.9153° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6203&lon=-111.9153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6023V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6023V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 209 total, 174 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190420010869A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 20, 2019, N6023V, CESSNA 172S VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY UPON TOUCHDOWN AND HIT A SIGN DAMAGING THE RIGHT ELEVATOR AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE SOLE PRIVATE PILOT ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED. THE CFR PART 91 FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT.

## 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 GAA19CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA225), Apr 20, 2019: Cessna 172 (N6023V), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper rudder inputs and failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a runway sign.

## Other reports on N6023V (1)

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

- [Accident 20160306024339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160306024339A), Mar 6, 2016: Cessna 172S (N6023V), Scottsdale, AZ, Minor damage. On March 6, 2016, an 11:45 l, student pilot on first solo flight departed side of runway into gravel between runway and taxi way. Aircraft was CE-172S. VFR…

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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