# Accident 20190628008279A: Cessna 172S, Phoenix, AZ, June 28, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 2019, 10:46 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: WIWS
- Location: 33.6883° N, 112.0825° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6883&lon=-112.0825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N606JA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N606JA-2020-09-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 146 total, 146 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA375) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190628008279A

## Narrative

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

FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION TO THE STUDENT PILOT.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS AT THE CONTROLS.  AFTER COMPLETING TWO TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS, THE STUDENT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PERFORM A SOFT FIELD LANDING.  ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO FLOAT OVER THE RUNWAY AND WOULD NOT TOUCH DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT BALLOONED UPWARD AND RESULTED IN A LOW SPEED AND NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE.  THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND BY ADDING THROTTLE.  THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS, RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO 20 DEGREES AND ATTEMPTED TO GAIN ALTITUDE.  THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT CLIMB OR ACCELERATE BUT BEGAN TO YAW TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ON THE INFIELD BETWEEN THE TWO RUNWAYS AND CONTINUED ONTO THE NORTH RAMP.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A LIGHT POLE AND CAME TO A STOP.  THE AIRCRAFT OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED.  AT THE TIME THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS, THE STUDENT HAD ALREADY PLACED THE AIRCRAFT IN A POSITION THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO RECOVER.

## 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 GAA19CA375](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA375), Jun 28, 2019: Cessna 172 (N606JA), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper landing flare and failure to maintain the runway heading, which resulted in the loss of airplane control, and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action during a…

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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