# Incident 19810115007779I: Cessna 172, Westfield, IN, January 15, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1981, 20:30 local time
- Place: Westfield, IN
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0428° N, 86.1275° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westfield, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0428&lon=-86.1275&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3274L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3274L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 0 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/19810115007779I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LANDED ON SNOW COVERED SOD RUNWAY ABOUT 1/3 DOWN RUNWAY.AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO BRAKING.ICE UNDER SNOW

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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