# Accident 19890218002599A: Cessna 172M, Quincy, IL, February 18, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1989, 12:00 local time
- Place: Quincy, IL
- Airport: Quincy Municipal Baldwin Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9423° N, 91.1924° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at QUINCY RGNL-BALDWIN FLD (UIN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9423&lon=-91.1924&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6894H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 53 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890218002599A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR HIT A SNOW DRIFT ON THE RUNWAY AND COLLAPSED ON TOUCHDOWN. UNICOM HAD ADVISED OF DRIFTS ON RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI89LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA052), Feb 18, 1989: Cessna 172M (N6894H), Quincy, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ACHIEVE A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT AND TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT DURING THE LANDING.

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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