# Accident 20220717012611A: Cessna 172N, North Las Vegas, NV, July 17, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2022, 12:00 local time
- Place: North Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: North Las Vegas
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2107° N, 115.1944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2107&lon=-115.1944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N160RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N160RA-2023-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22FA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA318) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220717012611A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 17, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 2000 UTC (1200 PDT), A PIPER AND A CESSNA COLLIDED IN MID-AIR WHILE LANDING AT THE NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT (VGT), NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA.  THE AIRCRAFT WERE LANDING ON SEPARATE BUT PARALLEL RUNWAYS.

INITIAL INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM ATC INDICATED THAT THE PIPER WAS CLEARED TO LAND, UNDER VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS, ON RUNWAY 30L, WITH A LEFT HAND PATTERN AND THE CESSNA WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 30R, WITH A RIGHT HAND PATTERN.

INITIAL RADAR DATA APPEARS TO SHOW THAT THE CESSNA WAS ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 30R AND THE PIPER WAS ON BASE FOR RUNWAY 30L AND OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH THE CESSNA.

TO BE AMENDED AT A LATER DATE.

## 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 ERA22FA318](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22FA318), Jul 17, 2022: Cessna 172N (N160RA), North Las Vegas, NV, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The low-wing airplane pilot’s failure to ensure that the airplane was aligned with the correct runway, which resulted in a collision with the high-wing airplane on final approach. Contributing to the…

## Other reports on N160RA (1)

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

- [Accident 20020623012219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020623012219A), Jun 23, 2002: Cessna 172N (N160RA), Las Vegas, NV, No damage. (-23) N160RA a Cessna 172-N with inoperative landing light, on a part 91 sightseeing trip at night with 3 passengers and 1 pilot flew for 30 minutes from 2148…

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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