# Incident 20260618007369I: Cessna 172M, Chandler, AZ, June 18, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2026, 11:09 local time
- Place: Chandler, AZ
- Airport: Chandler Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2691° N, 111.8111° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CHANDLER MUNI (CHD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2691&lon=-111.8111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1897V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1897V) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260618007369I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 18, 2026, AT APPROXIMATELY 1109 MST, A CESSNA 172 DEPARTED RYAN FIELD (KRYN) ON A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT TO CHANDLER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (KCHD). THE STUDENT PILOT WAS RETURNING FROM THEIR FIRST SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING DURING TOUCHDOWN AT KCHD. THE HARD LANDING RESULTED IN A FLAT NOSE WHEEL TIRE AND A PROPELLER STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY UNDER ITS OWN POWER BUT REQUIRED A TUG TO RETURN TO THE PARKING RAMP. THERE WAS ONE PERSON ON BOARD. NO INJURIES, MECHANICAL ANOMALIES, OR INVOLVEMENT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT WERE REPORTED.

## Other reports on N1897V (3)

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

- [Accident 20190423015109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190423015109A), Apr 23, 2019: Cessna 172M (N1897V), Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. While conducting first cross country solo, pilot flew from chd to prc. While taxing at to a parking spot at prc, pilot attempted to swing his aircraft to then…
- [Accident 20011113032219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011113032219A), Nov 13, 2001: Cessna 172M (N1897V), Chandler, AZ, No damage. (-23) This was a first solo for the student pilot. The pilot reports that the right main landing gear hit a little hard and the aircraft bounced 2-3' in the…
- [Accident 20000708039689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000708039689A), Jul 8, 2000: Cessna 172M (N1897V), Chandler, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23)Aircraft veered off runway and collided with taxiway sign during the landing roll. (.4) on July 8, 2000, about 1338 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna…

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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