# Incident 19890305020109I: Cessna 172N, Tacoma, WA, March 5, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1989, 16:25 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Tacoma Naarrows Airport
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.2529° N, 122.4443° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tacoma, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.2529&lon=-122.4443&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7593E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7593E) (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: 22 total, 22 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890305020109I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT HIT RUNWAY LIGHT ON TOUCH AND GO LANDING. HER SOLO ENDORSEMENT CANCELLED UNTIL FLIGHT CHECK.

## Other reports on N7593E (1)

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

- [Incident 19900211041859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900211041859I), Feb 11, 1990: Cessna 172 (N7593E), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. While taxiing for takeoff the wind lifted the tail up causing a propeller strike.

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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