# Incident 19781216025349I: Cessna 172, Hornick, IA, December 16, 1978

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1978, 14:00 local time
- Place: Hornick, IA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2290° N, 96.0965° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hornick, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2290&lon=-96.0965&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3988Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3988Q-2012-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 43 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781216025349I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT MISTOOK A FRESHLY GRADED DRAINAGE SYSTEM FOR AN AIRPORT RUNWAY. NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A RIDGE, COLLAPSED.

## Other reports on N3988Q (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19920524043069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920524043069A), May 24, 1992: Cessna 172L (N3988Q), Colburn, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Flew into box canyon at low altitude. Unable to clear rising terrain. Tried to turn around and struck trees.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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