Cessna 172 N84034

Summary

On 6 April 2006 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N84034 was involved in an accident near Wickenburg, Arizona, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 April 2006 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Wickenburg, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Wickenburg Municipal Airport (E25)

Coordinates

33.9689, -112.7983

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N84034

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Phoenix → Wickenbug

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX06CA136

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.