# Accident 20230121001659A: Cessna 172M, Skull Valley, AZ, January 21, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 2023, 15:30 local time
- Place: Skull Valley, AZ
- Airport: Yav'Pe Ma'Ta
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.5089° N, 112.6799° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5089&lon=-112.6799&mi=10
- Aircraft: N92570, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92570) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,138 total, 1,070 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230121001659A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 21, 2023, AT 1530 MST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA MODEL 172M, SINGLE ENGINE AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS ON A LOCAL FLIGHT AT 16AZ DOING PATTERN WORK IN VMC CONDITIONS. ON SHORT FINAL THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED TREES TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES RESULTED FROM THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR23LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA135), Jan 21, 2023: Cessna 172M (N92570), Skull Valley, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in a crosswind.

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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