# Incident 19900101002579I: Cessna 172P, Gallup, NM, January 1, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1990, 19:56 local time
- Place: Gallup, NM
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5138° N, 108.7437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gallup, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5138&lon=-108.7437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53571, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53571) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,300 total, 200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900101002579I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. FORCED LANDING ON ROAD. FOUND CRANKSHAFT GEAR DOWEL PIN SHEARED OFF.

## Other reports on N53571 (1)

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

- [Accident 19880806030859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880806030859A), Aug 6, 1988: Cessna 172P (N53571), Imperial, CA, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in gusty crosswind on solo crosscountry. Veered off runway and nosed over.

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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