41.6529° N, 70.2828° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 14, 1986 · 15:05 local
Place
Hyannis, MA
Airport
Barnstable_muni
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N96637
Reported as
Cessna 172P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
72 total57 in this make and model57 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
While attempting a landing in gusty variable winds the aircraft struck the ground and a taxiway light.
As the FAA filed it
WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING IN GUSTY VARIABLE WINDS THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE GROUND AND A TAXIWAY LIGHT.