# Incident 19810919067149I: Cessna 172P, Miami, FL, September 19, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1981, 10:30 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka West
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.9525° N, 80.4192° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Opa Locka West Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9525&lon=-80.4192&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52219, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52219) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 67 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/19810919067149I

## Narrative

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

PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDING. LOST CONTROL. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF RUNWAY INTO DITCH, FLIPPED ON ITS BACK.

## Other reports on N52219 (1)

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

- [Incident 20140908018399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140908018399I), Sep 8, 2014: Cessna 172P (N52219), Troy, MI, Minor damage. Student pilot landed and failed to maintain directional control. The aircraft drifted left after touchdown and departed the runway by about 20 feet. The prop…

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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