# Accident 20190423015109A: Cessna 172M, Prescott, AZ, April 23, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2019, 09:15 local time
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6547° N, 112.4192° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6547&lon=-112.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1897V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1897V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 47 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190423015109A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING FIRST CROSS COUNTRY SOLO, PILOT FLEW FROM CHD TO PRC. WHILE TAXING AT TO A PARKING SPOT AT PRC, PILOT ATTEMPTED TO SWING HIS AIRCRAFT TO THEN PULL THROUGH INTO A PARKING SPOT ADJACENT TO THE EDGE OF THE RAMP AND NEAR A FENCE. WHILE PERFORMING THIS, THE AIRCRAFTS RIGHT WING STUCK THE FENCE. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO LURCH AND THE PROPELLER TO MAKE CONTACT WITH A PILE OF PARKING CURBS THAT WERE BEING STORED ON A PALLET JUST OFF THE EDGE OF THE RAMP.

## 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 GAA19CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA220), Apr 23, 2019: Cessna 172 (N1897V), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a fence post during taxi operations.

## Other reports on N1897V (3)

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

- [Incident 20260618007369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260618007369I), Jun 18, 2026: Cessna 172M (N1897V), Chandler, AZ, Minor damage. On June 18, 2026, at approximately 1109 MST, a Cessna 172 departed ryan field (kryn) on a cross-country flight to Chandler Municipal Airport (kchd). The…
- [Accident 20011113032219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011113032219A), Nov 13, 2001: Cessna 172M (N1897V), Chandler, AZ, No damage. (-23) This was a first solo for the student pilot. The pilot reports that the right main landing gear hit a little hard and the aircraft bounced 2-3' in the…
- [Accident 20000708039689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000708039689A), Jul 8, 2000: Cessna 172M (N1897V), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23)Aircraft veered off runway and collided with taxiway sign during the landing roll. (.4) on July 8, 2000, about 1338 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna…

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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