# Accident 20190428003579A: Cessna 172S, Edwards Afb, CA, April 28, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2019, 14:33 local time
- Place: Edwards Afb, CA
- Airport: Edwards Afb
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9081° N, 117.8856° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9081&lon=-117.8856&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106ED, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N106ED) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Unknown or foreign certificate
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190428003579A

## Narrative

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

THE FLYING CLUB OPERATOR REPORTED DAMAGE TO N106ED. THE DAMAGE CONSISTS OF: DAMAGE TO THE PROP TIPS , DEFORMATION OF ENGINE FIREWALL AND CABIN FLOORBOARDS. THE DAMAGES ARE CONSISTENT WITH A HARD LANDING AND PROPELLER STRIKE. THE FLYING CLUB WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE DATE WHEN THE DAMAGE OCCURRED OR WHO WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND. SOME OF THE DAMAGE WAS IDENTIFIED BY A PILOT PERFORMING A PRE FLIGHT ON 4/30/2019. THE LAST KNOWN PILOT OPERATED THE AIRCRAFT ON 4/27/2019 AND 4/28/2019. THAT PILOT DENIES HAVING DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 GAA19CA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA282), Apr 28, 2019: Cessna 172 (N106ED), Edwards Air Force Base, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: An undetermined event, which resulted in substantial damage to the airplane for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence.

## Other reports on N106ED (1)

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

- [Accident 20050720019829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050720019829A), Jul 20, 2005: Cessna 172S (N106ED), Edwards, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) On 07/20/05 at 0745 PDT, [privacy data omitted] the pilot in command and sole occupant of N106ED, a Cessna 172, landing on Edwards Afb main base 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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