ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230622
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| Date: | Saturday 20 April 2019 |
| Time: | 09:00 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Scottsdale Executive Flight Training LLC |
| Registration: | N6023V |
| MSN: | 172S10198 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2006 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6665 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Scottsdale, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix, AZ (IWA) |
| Scottsdale, AZ (SDL) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that he landed the airplane right of the runway centerline and that it then continued to drift right. He added right rudder, and the airplane continued to the right. He said that he "over-corrected back." The airplane subsequently exited the runway to the right and impacted a runway sign. The pilot taxied to parking without further incident.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right elevator.
The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
The airport’s automated weather observation station reported that, about 7 minutes before the accident, the wind was from 150° at 6 knots. The pilot landed the airplane on runway 03.
Probable Cause: The pilot's improper rudder inputs and failure to maintain directional control during landing with a crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with a runway sign.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 March 2016 | N6023V | Sawyer Aviation | 0 | Scottsdale, Arizona | |
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| Runway excursion | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Nov-2019 08:20 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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