# Incident 19801105079009I: Cessna 172, Terre Haute, IN, November 5, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 5, 1980, 13:15 local time
- Place: Terre Haute, IN
- Airport: Hulman
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4667° N, 87.4139° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Terre Haute, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4667&lon=-87.4139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6231F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6231F) (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 172
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 64 total, 64 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/19801105079009I

## Narrative

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

ZD STUDENT PILOT WAS DRIFTING ON LANDING AND DECIDED TO GO AROUND. GEAR STRUCK LIGHT AS GO AROUND INITIATED.

## Other reports on N6231F (2)

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

- [Accident 20121115025689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121115025689A), Nov 15, 2012: Cessna 172N (N6231F), Moline, IL, Substantial damage. On his first student solo flight, [privacy data omitted] was landing the aircraft. He reported the aircraft porpoised during the landing event. He felt a…
- [Incident 19810426030539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810426030539I), Apr 26, 1981: Cessna 172N (N6231F), Ft Wayne, IN, Minor damage. Hard landing at night. Minor wing damage.

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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