# NTSB LAX06CA136: Cessna 172, N84034, Wickenburg, AZ, April 6, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: April 6, 2006, 09:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: Wickenburg, AZ - Coordinates: 33.968887, -112.798332 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9689&lon=-112.7983&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 29, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 63473 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX06CA136 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63473/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA136 ## Probable cause the pilot's 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 - diverted attention, pilot in command - 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 - fence ## Analysis The airplane veered off the runway during the landing roll. The student pilot decided to perform touch-and-go practice takeoffs and landings after arriving at his destination airport. On the third landing he reached over to raise the flap lever to the "up" position and the airplane veered off the right side of the runway and collided with a gate. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. The airport was equipped with a windsock; the pilot estimated that the winds were variable at 5 knots with slight gusts. ## Factual narrative The airplane veered off the runway during the landing roll. The student pilot decided to perform touch-and-go practice takeoff and landings after arriving at his destination airport. On the third landing the main landing gear touched down first with the nose landing gear following shortly thereafter. As he reached his hand over to raise the flap lever to the "up" position, the airplane encountered a gust of wind. The airplane veered off the right side of the runway and collided with a gate. The airplane incurred damage to the right strut. The pilot initially suspected a disconnect of the rudder cables. A mechanic inspected the entire rudder control system and noted no anomalies or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation. In a later statement, the pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. The sole wind information provided at the airport was via a windsock. The pilot estimated that the winds were variable at 5 knots with slight gusts. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N84034](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84034-2021-07-03), registration cancelled 2021-07-03, S/N 17258307 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172 - Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17258307 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: DVT, Phoenix, AZ - Destination: E25, Wickenbug, AZ - Airport: E25, Wickenburg Municipal Airport, runway 23, 5,050 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; student; medical: class 3; flight hours: 65 total, 11 in this make and model, 27 as pilot in command, 11 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 5 knots - Visibility: 50 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 20060406006229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060406006229A), Apr 6, 2006: Cessna 172K, Wickenburg, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) The airplane veered off the runway during the landing roll. The student pilot decided to perform touch-and-go practice takeoff and landings after… ## Other investigations on N84034 (2) 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 SEA00LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA00LA194), Sep 28, 2000: Cessna 172K (N84034), Burns, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The separation of a portion of one propeller blade as a result of a fatigue crack that initiated at the site of foreign object damage to the blade. - [NTSB SEA72FYG20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72FYG20), Nov 14, 1971: Cessna 172K (N84034), Spokane, WA, substantial damage 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. 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