# Accident 20251018015189A: Cessna L-19E, Phoenix, AZ, October 18, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 2025, 13:48 local time
- Place: Phoenix, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix Deer Valley
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N4584N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4584N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna L-19E (registry code 2074016, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-l-19e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA L-19E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,300 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR26LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251018015189A

## Narrative

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

ON 10/18/2025 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^CESSNA L-19E WAS DEPARTING GRAPEVINE 88AZ IN-ROUTE TO KDVT, PILOT NOTICED HE WAS GIVING FULL LEFT RUDDER TO STAY IN TRIM ON CLIMB-OUT. PILOT CONCLUDED HIS RUDER WAS STUCK IN FULL RIGHT POSITION. PILOT LANDED ON MAIN WHEELS AND HELD THE TAIL UP UNTIL ELEVATOR LOST AUTHORITY DUE TO LOW SPEEDS. THE TAIL CAME DOWN AND YAWED HARD LEFT COMING TO REST 180 DEGREES FROM LANDING DIRECTION.  TAIL WHEEL WAS STUCK 90 DEGREES TO AIRCRAFT FORE AND AFT DIRECTION, ONCE TAILWHEEL WAS DISCONNECTED FROM RUDDER CONTROLS, CONTROLS MOVED FREELY WITH NO ANOMALIES.

## 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 WPR26LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR26LA028), Oct 18, 2025: Cessna 305 (N4584N), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A worn tailwheel steering mechanism, which resulted in a locked tailwheel and a ground loop during a landing roll.

## Other reports on N4584N (2)

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

- [Accident 20190915013159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190915013159A), Sep 15, 2019: Cessna L-19E (N4584N), Kennett, MO, Substantial damage. The pilot lost control (ground loop)while attempting to expedite his landing due to decreasing oil pressure. The aircraft touched down with a high side load on…
- [Incident 19890703042599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890703042599I), Jul 3, 1989: Cessna L19E (N4584N), Pagosa Springs, CO, Minor damage. Pilot lost control on rollout. Ground looped. Minor damage to aircraft.

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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