# Incident 19870721044379I: Cessna 172P, Imperial, CA, July 21, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 1987, 08:43 local time
- Place: Imperial, CA
- Airport: Imperial County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8342° N, 115.5787° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at IMPERIAL COUNTY (IPL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8342&lon=-115.5787&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97056, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97056-2013-06-05) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 8 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870721044379I

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT LANDING IN A CROSSWIND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO TOUCHDOWN WITH A WHEEL OFF THE RUNWAY.  NOSED OVER.

## Other reports on N97056 (3)

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

- [Accident 20031124033609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031124033609A), Nov 24, 2003: Cessna 172P (N97056), Scottsdale, AR, Substantial damage. (-23) Investigation of the accident that involved the operation of a Cessna 172 aircraft, N97056, on an instructional flight near Scottsdale, Arizona at…
- [Accident 20020726017129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020726017129A), Jul 26, 2002: Cessna 172P (N97056), Mesa, AZ, Minor damage. (.19) On July 26, 2002, at 1600 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172P, N97056, taxied into a standing Cessna 152, N152BR, in the run-up area at Falcon field,…
- [Incident 20000923030249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000923030249I), Sep 23, 2000: Cessna 172P (N97056), Tucson, AZ, Minor damage. (23)Pilot stated that while taxing on taxiway A7 at Tucson, he inadvertently ran over a taxi light causing damage to the light and minor damage to the wheel…

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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