# NTSB LAX06CA117: Cessna 172M, N13514, Prescott, AZ, February 17, 2006

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: February 16, 2006, 17:30 local (Feb 17, 2006, 00:30 UTC)
- Place: Prescott, AZ
- Coordinates: 34.654445, -112.419441
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6544&lon=-112.4194&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Federal Aviation Administration
- NTSB case key (mKey): 63244
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX06CA117
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63244/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA117

## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control.

## 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
  - weather condition - crosswind
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - sign

## Analysis

The airplane veered off the runway surface during the landing roll and collided with a taxiway sign.  After returning from a local area flight, the pilot completed an uneventful final approach and touchdown.  While on the landing roll, the airplane began to veer to the right.  The pilot was unable to counteract the veer and the airplane impacted a taxiway marker.  The pilot reported the winds were variable at 15 knots, gusting to 20 knots.  The pilot said there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures.

## Factual narrative

The airplane veered off of the runway surface during the landing roll.  After returning from a local area flight, the pilot aligned the airplane on a 2-mile final for the active runway.  The final approach and landing flare were uneventful and the airplane touched down on the runway.  While on the landing roll the airplane crossed over a perpendicular runway and began to veer to the right.  The pilot was unable to counteract the veer and the airplane impacted a taxiway marker.

The airplane incurred damage to the firewall.  The pilot reported the winds were variable at 15 knots, gusting to 20 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13514](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13514-2013-08-13), registration cancelled 2013-08-13, S/N 17262811, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17262811
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Skyschool, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: PRC, Prescott, AZ
- Destination: PRC, Prescott, AZ
- Airport: PRC, Ernest A. Love Field Airport, runway 12, 4,408 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 62; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 215 total, 20 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 61 °F
- Altimeter: 29.94 inHg
- Observed at: PRC

## 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 20060216001899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060216001899A), Feb 16, 2006: Cessna 172M, Prescott, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) Cessna 172M FAA registration number N13514 was landing on runway 12 at Ernest A Love Field (prc), Prescott, Arizona. Reported wind 130 degrees at 14…

## Other investigations on N13514 (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 LAX02LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA017), Oct 29, 2001: Cessna 172M (N13514), Prescott, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's improper remedial action and failure to maintain directional control during landing in a strong crosswind condition.

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.

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