# Incident 19850523028849I: Cessna 172P, Fairbanks, AK, May 23, 1985

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 1985, 19:30 local time
- Place: Fairbanks, AK
- Airport: Fairbanks International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.8154° N, 147.8567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FAIRBANKS INTL (FAI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8154&lon=-147.8567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97811, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97811) (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 O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 96 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850523028849I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN SHORT OF RUNWAY DUE TO WINDSHEAR. PROPELLER DAMAGE. WIND SHEAR ADVISORIES OUT FOR LOCAL AREA.

## Other reports on N97811 (2)

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

- [Accident 20061006025639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061006025639A), Oct 6, 2006: Cessna 172P (N97811), Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. (-23) During an inspection of the accident aircraft the following items were noted: 1. The right hand wing strut damaged due to striking of runway sign during…
- [Accident 19870119000719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870119000719A), Jan 19, 1987: Cessna 172P (N97811), Chena Hot Sprin, AK, Substantial damage. The aircraft ground looped on landing at a snow covered sod airstrip. The pilot misjudged the snow depth.

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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