# Accident 19890822031489A: Cessna 172M, Clear Lake, MN, August 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1989, 21:00 local time
- Place: Clear Lake, MN
- Airport: Leaders Clear Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4391° N, 93.9907° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4391&lon=-93.9907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80357, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80357-2014-11-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 104 total, 40 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA186) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890822031489A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND ON A SOD STRIP WITH ONLY TWO LIGHTS AT END OF STRIP.LANDED ON SIDE OF STRIP IN SOFT GROUND.NOSED OVER

## 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 MKC89LA186](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA186), Aug 23, 1989: Cessna 172 (N80357), Clear Lake, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER DECISION IN ATTEMPTING TO LAND WITH INADEQUATE VISUAL CUES WHICH PRECLUDED IDENTIFICATION OF A CORRECT RUNWAY ALIGNMENT. A SUITABLE ALTERNATIVE AIRPORT WAS READILY AVAILABLE.

## Other reports on N80357 (2)

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

- [Accident 19981127032452A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981127032452A), Nov 27, 1998: Cessna 172M (N80357), Brainerd, MN, Substantial damage. Acft was on final when another Cessna landed on top of it. (.19)narrative - same as CHI99LAO40B(N80357) on November 27, 1998, at 1201N central standard time, a…
- [Incident 19830905065399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830905065399I), Sep 5, 1983: Cessna 172M (N80357), Des Moines, IA. Ran out of fuel on final approach. Landed in a vacant lot. No pilot or medical certificate with him.

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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