# Accident 19880725063019A: Cessna 172N, Gillette, WY, July 25, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 1988, 10:30 local time
- Place: Gillette, WY
- Airport: Gillette-Campbell County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: WGWA
- Location: 44.4607° N, 105.7004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4607&lon=-105.7004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5266J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5266J-2008-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN88LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880725063019A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING. IMPACT BROKE OFF THE NOSE WHEEL FORK. AIRCRAFT SKIDDED, MORE 180 BEFORE STOPPING.

## 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 DEN88LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN88LA174), Jul 25, 1988: Cessna 172M (N5266J), Gillette, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5266J (2)

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

- [Accident 19990618042959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990618042959A), Jun 18, 1999: Cessna 172N (N5266J), Platteville, CO, No damage. (-23) Mr. Reck stated he was making short and soft landing at 27V. After successful first landing, second landing bounced 3 times. At the third bounce, the…
- [Accident 19820510014289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820510014289A), May 10, 1982: Cessna 172N (N5266J), Sturgis, SD, Substantial damage. Pilot taxiing for takeoff made turn into wind and aircraft flipped over on its back.

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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