# Incident 20260810008919I: Cessna 172R, Mesa, AZ, August 10, 2026

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 2026, 21:35 local time
- Place: Mesa, AZ
- Airport: Phoenix-Mesa Gateway
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: Z8FS
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9485Z, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9485Z) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260810008919I

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 10, 2026, A CESSNA 172 OPERATED BY A PIC AND STUDENT PILOT EXPERIENCED A RUNWAY EXCURSION WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 12L AT PHOENIX-MESA GATEWAY AIRPORT (KIWA). DURING VFR TRAFFIC PATTERN OPERATIONS, WEATHER CONDITIONS RAPIDLY DETERIORATED, WITH WINDS CHANGING FROM 130° AT 10 KNOTS TO 190° AT 25 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS, WITH BLOWING DUST.

FOLLOWING TOUCHDOWN ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED STRONG WIND GUSTS DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT AND DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A GRAVEL AREA, STRIKING AND DAMAGING A TAXIWAY LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHUT DOWN AND SUBSEQUENTLY TOWED TO THE RAMP. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE 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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