Goodyear Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Goodyear, Arizona 85338
Saturday, May 31, 1986 8:03 MST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HER FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO ON RUNWAY 03 AT GOODYEAR AIRPORT, GOODYEAR, AZ. HER INSTRUCTOR ADVISED HER TO MAKE THREE TOUCH & GO TAKEOFF'S AND LANDINGS. THE INSTRUCTOR POSITIONED HERSELF NEAR THE LANDING AREA AND ADVISED THE STUDENT PILOT THAT SHE WOULD WAVE TO HER IF SHE WANTED HER TO TERMINATE THE TAKEOFF'S AND LANDINGS. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THAT THE INITIAL LANDING WAS NEARLY PERFECT. DURING THE SECOND TAKEOFF ROLL THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO RETRACT THE FLAPS & THE ACFT LIFTED OFF IN A VERY SHORT DISTANCE AND ABOUT A 30 DEGREE PITCH UP ATTITUDE. WHEN THE ACFT REACHED ABOUT 100 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IT BEGAN A LEFT TURN AND A STEEP DESCENDING DIVE. THE ACFT CAME TO REST ON ABOUT A 200 DEG MAGNETIC HEADING, RIGHT-SIDE UP. THE STUDENT PILOT SUSTAINED SERIOUS INJURIES. RUNWAY 03 IS CONCRETE SURFACED AND IS 8,500 FT LONG BY 150 FT WIDE.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

Not Yet Reported

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/31/1986
Event Day of the Week Saturday
Time of Event 803
Event Time Zone Mountain Standard Time
Event City GOODYEAR
Event State ARIZONA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 85338
Event Date Year 1986
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude
Event Location Longitude
Event Location Airport GOODYEAR
Event Location Nearest Airport ID GYR
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 968
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 807
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 0
Weather Observation Facility ID GYR
Elevation of weather observation facility 968
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 10000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 7000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) 0
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) 0
Visibility (Statute Miles) 20
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) --
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) --
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 100
Variable Wind Indicator Unknown
Wind Speed (knots) 6
Wind Velocity Indicator Unknown
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation Unknown
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury Serious
On Ground, Fatal Injuries 0
On Ground, Minor Injuries 0
On Ground, Serious Injuries 0
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None --
Injury Total Serious 1
Injury Total All 1
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 756
NTSB Notification Source --
NTSB Notification Date May 31 1986 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 900
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information 31092
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 9:14AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N2002E
NTSB Number LAX86LA237
Missing Aircraft Indicator N
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 172N
Aircraft Series Identifier 172N
Aircraft Serial Number 172-71115
Certified Max Gross Weight 2300
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Jan 2 1986 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 25
Airframe Hours 466
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name LITCHFIELD REALTY
Aircraft Owner Street Address P.O. BOX 862
Aircraft Owner City LITCHFIELD PARK
Aircraft Owner State AZ
Aircraft Owner Country
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 85340
Operator is an individual? --
Operator Name
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address
Operator City
Operator State
Operator Country
Operator Zip code
Operator Code
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation Unknown
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code
Departure City
Departure State
Departure Country
Departure Time 750
Departure Time Zone MST
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code
Destination City
Destination State
Destination Country
Specific Phase of Flight Descent
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jan 2 2001 10:36AM
User who most recently changed record dbo
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 3
Runway Length 8500
Runway Width 150
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --