# Accident 19810531040589A: Cessna 172C, Palmyra, PA, May 31, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1981, 20:30 local time
- Place: Palmyra, PA
- Airport: Reigle
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2868° N, 76.5770° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at REIGLE FLD (58N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2868&lon=-76.5770&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8422X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8422X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172C (registry code 2072408, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 696 total, 695 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FGT03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGT03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810531040589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED DOWNWIND LANDING AND OVERRAN RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC81FGT03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGT03), May 31, 1981: Cessna 172 (N8422X), Palmyra, PA, substantial 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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