# Accident 19880609027089A: Cessna 172P, Fairmont, MN, June 9, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 1988, 13:00 local time
- Place: Fairmont, MN
- Airport: Fairmont Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5491° N, 94.1702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5491&lon=-94.1702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5317K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5317K) (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: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI88LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880609027089A

## Narrative

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

BELIEVED HE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 02 BUT LANDED ON 20 WITH QUARTERING TAILWIND. BOUNCED AND CAME DOWN NOSE FIRST.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI88LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88LA132), Jun 9, 1988: Cessna 172 (N5317K), Fairmont, MN, substantial damage

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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