# Accident 19830519023039A: Cessna 172P, Collegeville, PA, May 19, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1983, 09:00 local time
- Place: Collegeville, PA
- Airport: Perkiomen Valley Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1797° N, 75.4495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1797&lon=-75.4495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5302K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5302K-2014-02-11) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830519023039A

## Narrative

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

HARD CROSSWIND LANDING. SWERVED OFF RUNWAY AFTER BOUNCING. EXITED OVER EMBANKMENT INTO TREES.

## 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 NYC83LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA117), May 19, 1983: Cessna 172P (N5302K), Collegeville, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5302K (1)

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

- [Incident 19830405017629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830405017629I), Apr 5, 1983: Cessna 172P (N5302K), Rochester, NY. Lost radio communications. Descended to VFR and landed safely. Previous problems with radio system.

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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