# Incident 19790318008969I: Cessna 172N, Lansing, IL, March 18, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Lansing, IL
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5650° N, 87.5460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lansing, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5650&lon=-87.5460&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2055E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2055E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 662 total, 120 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/19790318008969I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TOUCH AND GO LANDING. STRUCK SNOW BANK.

## Other reports on N2055E (1)

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

- [Incident 19950415029499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950415029499I), Apr 15, 1995: Cessna 172N (N2055E), Chicago/West Ch, IL, Minor damage. Tried to turn off landing runway too fast. Skidded off taxiway into grass.

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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