# Incident 19830305017089I: Cessna 172P, West Seneca, NY, March 5, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1983, 16:00 local time
- Place: West Seneca, NY
- Airport: Buffalo
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8620° N, 78.7166° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BUFFALO AIRFIELD (9G0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8620&lon=-78.7166&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51931, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51931) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 324 total, 116 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830305017089I

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DOWN DRAFT ON FINAL.LEFT WING TIP AND WHEELS BRUSHED TREES. LANDED ON THE RUNWAY.

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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