# Incident 19880527024839I: Cessna 172P, Lubbock, TX, May 27, 1988

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 27, 1988, 16:40 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Reese Afb
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5779° N, 101.8552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lubbock, TX, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5779&lon=-101.8552&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55212, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55212-2012-07-31) (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: 60 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880527024839I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DISORIENTED.USING PILOTAGE NAVIGATION,MISIDENTIFIED AIRPORT AND MISINTERPRETED FUEL STATE.LANDED AFB SAFELY.

## Other reports on N55212 (3)

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

- [Accident 20110130000729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110130000729A), Jan 30, 2011: Cessna 172P (N55212), South Point, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot stated, after departure from runway 8, the aircraft engine suddenly began to run rough during the climb. Pilot stated he executed a steep left turn with…
- [Accident 19950723026439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950723026439A), Jul 23, 1995: Cessna 172P (N55212), Springfield, MO, Substantial damage. Lost control in windshift trying to land in approaching thunderstorm. Downdrafts. Impacted short. Failed go around.
- [Incident 19821001058269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821001058269I), Oct 1, 1982: Cessna 172P (N55212), Scottsdale, AZ. Lost control temporarily on landing roll, recovered, went around and landed safely.

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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