# Incident 19871213075289I: Cessna 172P, Willow, AK, December 13, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 13, 1987, 15:00 local time
- Place: Willow, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.7472° N, 150.0375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willow, AK, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.7472&lon=-150.0375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55457, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55457) (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 O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,100 total, 800 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871213075289I

## Narrative

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

HIT SNOW BANK ON SOFT FIELD SNOWPACKED TAKEOFF. MOMENTARY AIRBORNE. DRAGGED AND SEPARATED RIGHT GEAR AT TOUCHDOWN.

## Other reports on N55457 (1)

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

- [Incident 19910316018059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910316018059I), Mar 16, 1991: Cessna 172P (N55457), San Diego, CA. Student lost directional control on a touch and go landing. Veered off runway.

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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