Cessna 172 N250ER
31 March 1992 · Prescott, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 March 1992 at about 15:16 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N250ER, operated by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UNV, was involved in an accident near Prescott, Arizona, United States. 4 people were 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.
The record
- Date
- at 15:16
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Prescott, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ernest A. Love Field (PRC)
- Coordinates
- 34.6199, -112.4208
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N250ER
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UNV
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX92LA157
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Probable cause
THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S POOR SUPERVISION OF THE FLIGHT; THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S AND DUAL STUDENT'S MISIDENTIFICATION OF THE OTHER AIRPLANE AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S AND DUAL STUDENT'S POOR VISUAL LOOKOUT. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT, ROUGH AND UNEVEN TERRAIN.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
BOTH AIRPLANES WERE IN THE TOWER CONTROLLED TRAFFIC PATTERN; ONE AIRPLANE WAS ON A LEFT DOWNWIND WITH A CFI, DUAL STUDENT, AND A STUDENT PILOT/OBSERVER OCCUPYING THE REAR SEAT; THE OTHER AIRPLANE WAS ON A RIGHT DOWNWIND AND WAS BEING FLOWN BY A SOLO STUDENT PILOT. THE LOCAL CONTROLLER CLEARED THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT ON THE RIGHT DOWNWIND TO LAND FOLLOWING AN AIRPLANE TO THE STUDENT PILOT'S LEFT. THE LOCAL CONTROLLER THEN CLEARED THE DUAL STUDENT'S FLIGHT TO FOLLOW THE SOLO STUDENT AIRPLANE'S ON THE RIGHT DOWNWIND. THE DUAL STUDENT'S FLIGHT ACKNOWLEDGED THE CLEARANCE, BUT BOTH PILOTS MISIDENTIFIED THE SOLO STUDENT'S AIRPLANE AND BEGAN FOLLOWING THE AIRPLANE AHEAD OF AND TO THE LEFT OF THE SOLO STUDENT'S AIRPLANE. AFTER THE LOCAL CONTROLLER CLEARED THE SOLO STUDENT TO LAND HE THEN CLEARED THE DUAL STUDENT'S FLIGHT TO FOLLOW THE SOLO STUDENT'S AIRPLANE. THE DUAL STUDENT'S FLIGHT FOLLOWED THE AIRPLANE AHEAD OF THE SOLO STUDENT AND BEGAN TO TURN ONTO THE FINAL APPROACH. SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE SOLO STUDENT'S AIRPLANE DESCENDED ONTO THE DUAL STUDENT'S AIRPLANE. THE SOLO STUDENT LANDED ON THE RUNWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CFI IN THE DUAL STUDENT'S AIRPLANE EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING IN THE OPEN DESERT TERRAIN, BUT NOSED OVER DURING THE LANDING ROLL.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Aircraft involved
| Aircraft | Registration | Operator | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cessna 172 172 | N250ER | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UNV | Substantial |
| Cessna 172N 172N | N267ER | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UNV | Substantial |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 1992 | Cessna 172M | Olympia, Washington, United States | Center O Flying Club | No injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 1992 | Cessna 172M | Vancouver, Washington, United States | Tabooma Flyers Inc. | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jan 1992 | Cessna 172N | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | Thomas Kuehn | No injuries | - |
| 21 Feb 1992 | Cessna 172N | Orlando, Florida, United States | Flight Express, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1992 | Cessna 172N | Parkdale, Oregon, United States | Vancouver Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jul 1992 | Cessna 172N | Lake Michigan, Michigan, United States | Battle Creek Air Service, Inc. | Fatal | 4 |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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