# Accident 20190716011859A: Cessna 172L, Grand Canyon, AZ, July 16, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2019, 10:32 local time
- Place: Grand Canyon, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.9467° N, 112.1533° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9467&lon=-112.1533&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1079M, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1079M) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 379 total, 143 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA424) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190716011859A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT DEPARTED THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (VGT) WITH THREE PASSENGERS TO THE GRAND CANYON AIRPORT (GCN). WEATHER AT THE GRAND CANYON AIRPORT WAS REPORTED BY ATIS TO BE VFR, WIND 210@10G19. IN THE LANDING PHASE FLARE TO RUNWAY 21, THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE PILOT TAXIED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RAMP AREA. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO POST CRASH FIRE WAS REPORTED.

## 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 GAA19CA424](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA424), Jul 16, 2019: Cessna 172 (N1079M), Grand Canyon, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control during landing in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in the left wing striking the ground.

## Other reports on N1079M (2)

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

- [Accident 20070407004469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070407004469A), Apr 7, 2007: Cessna 172L (N1079M), Las Vegas, NV, Substantial damage. (-23) Interviewed this student pilot approximately 3 hours after the accident. The student was practicing landings and takeoffs when he determined that he…
- [Incident 20000509021089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000509021089I), May 9, 2000: Cessna 172L (N1079M), Las Vegas, NV. (-23) On may 9, 2000, at 06:45 PDT, the student pilot performed a preflight prior to take off on N1079M, a Cessna 172L, owned by west air aviation flight…

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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