# Incident 20241109019139I: Cessna T240, Phoenix, AZ, November 9, 2024

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 2024, 15:50 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4484° N, 112.0740° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Phoenix, AZ, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4484&lon=-112.0740&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1174X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1174X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna T240 (registry code 2073460, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t240) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-C (registry code 17246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA T240
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 2,150 total, 1,050 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20241109019139I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA T240, MADE AN APPROACH AND LANDED AT PHOENIX-GATEWAY MESA AIRPORT.  RUNWAY 12R WAS TEMPORALITY SHORTED TO 7201 FEET WHILE WORK WAS BEING DONE TO THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND ON THE OPEN PORTION OF THE RUNWAY AND ROLLED INTO THE CLOSED OFF PORTION OF THE RUNWAY IMPACTING AIRPORT LIGHTS. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD, THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINOR.

THE PILOT SAID THAT HE FORGOT THAT THE RUNWAY WAS SHORTENED AND DIDN'T REALIZE IT UNTIL SHORT FINAL. HE CONTINUED HIS LANDING AND ENDED UP HITTING THE SANDBAGS AND THEN A TAXIWAY LIGHT. THE ONLY DAMAGE WAS THE WHEEL FAIRING COVER. THE INVESTIGATING INSPECTOR GAVE COUNSELING TO THE PILOT, ABOUT GOING AROUND NEXT TIME AND ALWAYS HAVING THE ABILITY TO TALK TO ATC AND CLARIFY THAT THE RUNWAY WAS SHORTER THAN NORMAL.  THERE WAS ALSO A DISCUSSION ABOUT PERFORMING A BETTER PREFLIGHT PREPARATION USING FOREFLIGHT AND THE NOTAM SERVICES PROVIDED.

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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