# NTSB LAX84LA347: Cessna R172E, N42FG, Payson, AZ, June 10, 1984

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 10, 1984, 07:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place: Payson, AZ
- Coordinates: 34.190547, -111.169761 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1905&lon=-111.1698&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 24309
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX84LA347
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/24309/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA347

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - touch-and-go - attempted, copilot/second pilot (contributing factor)
  - proper descent rate - not maintained, copilot/second pilot (cause)
  - flare - misjudged, copilot/second pilot (cause)
  - recovery from bounced landing - improper, copilot/second pilot (cause)
  - supervision - inadequate, check pilot (contributing factor)
- Loss of control - in flight, landing
  - rotation - premature, copilot/second pilot (cause)
  - airspeed - not attained, copilot/second pilot (cause)
  - altitude - not attained, copilot/second pilot (cause)
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind
  - directional control - not maintained, copilot/second pilot (cause)
  - weather condition - gusts
  - remedial action - delayed, check pilot (contributing factor)
  - diverted attention, check pilot (contributing factor)
  - stall/mush - inadvertent, check pilot (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment
  - terrain condition - snow covered

## Analysis

THE PURPOSE OF THE FLIGHT WAS TO GIVE THE PVT PLT A RECURRENCY CHECKRIDE AS REQUIRED BY THE CIVIL AIR PATROL. THE COMMERCIAL RATED CHECK PLT IS NOT A CFI. ACCORDING TO THE CHECK PLT THE PVT PLT WAS ATTEMPTING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE PVT PLT FLARED TOO HIGH, THE ACFT BOUNCED AND HE FAILED TO RAISE THE FLAPS WHEN GO-AROUND WAS INITIATED. ACFT BECAME AIRBORNE AT A HIGH ANGLE OF ATTACK AT A SLOW AIRSPEED. THE CHECK PLT TOOK CONTROL OF THE ACFT AND THE ACFT SETTLED TO THE GROUND OFF THE RWY. THE ACFT STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT AND A DITCH. THE WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF LANDINGWERE GUSTY AND BLOWING AS A CROSSWIND IN RELATION TO THE LANDING RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N42FG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42FG-2010-02-22), registration cancelled 2010-02-22, S/N R1720177 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172E
- Registry model: [Cessna R172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (registry code 2072413) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: R172-0177
- Airframe hours: 5904
- Engines: LYCOMING O-360-A1A 210 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Robert J Swartz
- Registered owner: Arizona Wing, Civil Air Patrol
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 2, 1984, 44 hours before
- Departed: P16, MESA, AZ
- Destination: E69, PAYSON, AZ
- Airport: E69, Payson, runway 24, 4,900 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 58; commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 6,000 total, 120 in this make and model, 6,000 as pilot in command, 50 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 10° at 10 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19840610023529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840610023529A), Jun 10, 1984: Cessna R172E, Payson, AZ, Substantial damage. Added power after bounce on landing, drifted with high angle of attack, UNICOM had reported winds calm.

## Other investigations on N42FG (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 CEN09CA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA037), Oct 26, 2008: Cessna R172E (N42FG), Palo Pinto, TX, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional low-level flight and failure to maintain a visual lookout.

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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