# NTSB LAX01LA115: Cessna 172N, N738PP, Show Low, AZ, March 14, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 13, 2001, 17:55 local (Mar 14, 2001, 00:55 UTC) - Place: Show Low, AZ - Coordinates: 34.229305, -110.069778 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2293&lon=-110.0698&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 28, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-SDL-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 51913 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX01LA115 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51913/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX01LA115 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control resulting in an encounter with terrain and a nose over. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing - roll ## Analysis During the landing roll, the airplane veered off the right side of the runway and nosed over. The student pilot had completed about 12 touch-and-go landings and was performing a short field landing. The winds were right down the runway and about 5 knots. The pilot landed between 60 and 65 knots with full flaps. The touchdown was smooth and he had rolled several hundred feet down the runway when the airplane started to veer to the right. He countered with left rudder and nothing happened. He applied full left rudder and left brake, but the airplane continued to the right and off the runway. The wings and the empennage sustained substantial damage when the airplane nosed over after traveling through a ditch. ## Factual narrative On March 13, 2001, about 1755 hours mountain standard time, a Cessna 172N, N738PP, sustained substantial damage when it veered off the runway and nosed over during the landing rollout at Show Low, Arizona. Mountain Exec Air was operating the rental airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The solo student pilot was not injured. The local instructional flight departed about 1700. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan had been filed. The flight instructor observed the accident. He said the student pilot took off about an hour before the accident. The student had completed about 12 touch-and-go landings and was performing a short field landing. During the landing roll, the airplane veered off the right side of runway 21 and nosed over. The instructor said the winds were right down the runway and about 5 knots. The pilot submitted a written statement. He said he landed between 60 and 65 knots with full flaps. The touchdown was smooth and he had rolled several hundred feet down the runway when the airplane started to veer to the right. He countered with left rudder and nothing happened. He applied full left rudder and left brake, but the airplane continued to the right and off the runway. The wings and the empennage sustained substantial damage when the airplane nosed over after traveling through a ditch. The operator failed to submit a pilot/operator report, NTSB Form 6120.1/2. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N738PP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738PP), registered now, S/N 17270133, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172N - Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17270133 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Steven C. Kearl - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: SOW, SHOW LOW, AZ - Airport: SOW, Show Low, runway 21, 3,930 × 60 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 18; injuries: none; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 50 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 8 knots - Visibility: 30 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 57 °F, dew point 21 °F - Altimeter: 29.93 inHg - Observed at: SOW ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010313017269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010313017269A), Mar 13, 2001: Cessna 172N, Show Low, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) The student pilot was practicing short field landings. At 65 knots and with full flaps, the aircraft touched down on runway 21, rolled about 200-300',… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.