# Incident 19830522075009I: Cessna 172N, Middletown, NY, May 22, 1983

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1983, 18:00 local time
- Place: Middletown, NY
- Airport: Randall
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4319° N, 74.3916° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RANDALL (06N), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4319&lon=-74.3916&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73855, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73855) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 525 total, 440 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830522075009I

## Narrative

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

LANDED TO AVOID WEATHER.UNABLE TO STOP ON THE RUNWAY.VEERED OFF INTO TREES AND FAILED TO RETRACT FLAPS FOR BRAKING.

## Other reports on N73855 (1)

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

- [Incident 20030301006319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030301006319I), Mar 1, 2003: Cessna 172N (N73855), Jerseyville, IL. (-23) [privacy data omitted] - the airman stated he refueled the aircraft at a self serve facility in carmi, IL and misread the fuel meter indication. He…

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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