# Accident 19890728025879A: Cessna 172L, Mount Pleasant, PA, July 28, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 1989, 20:00 local time
- Place: Mount Pleasant, PA
- Airport: Mount Pleasant/Scottdale Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1506° N, 79.5409° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1506&lon=-79.5409&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19652, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19652-2012-08-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA178) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890728025879A

## Narrative

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

LANDED HARD ENOUGH TO SEVER NOSE GEAR, BEND PROP AND FIRE WALL.

## 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 NYC89LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA178), Jul 29, 1989: Cessna 172 (N19652), Mt Pleasant, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT THAT RESULTED IN A HARD 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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