# Incident 19860512023299I: Cessna 172N, Norman, OK, May 12, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 12, 1986, 10:00 local time
- Place: Norman, OK
- Airport: Westheimer
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2226° N, 97.4395° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norman, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2226&lon=-97.4395&mi=10
- Aircraft: N179FR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N179FR-1992-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 75 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/19860512023299I

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT LANDED HARD AND PORPOISED. DAMAGE TO PROPELLER BLADE TIP AND FIREWALL.

## Other reports on N179FR (2)

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

- [Accident 19900629022789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900629022789A), Jun 29, 1990: Cessna 172N (N179FR), Fort Worth, TX, Substantial damage. Tried to depart with full flaps. Unable to climb,struck trees and powerline.
- [Accident 19870913051639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870913051639A), Sep 13, 1987: Cessna 172N (N179FR), Edmond, OK, Substantial damage. Impacted the runway during landing roll. Nosed over. Nose wheel came off. Suspect nose wheel axle bolt stressed.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.