# Incident 19900823047999I: Cessna 172N, Willow Creek, CA, August 23, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1990, 19:50 local time
- Place: Willow Creek, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9318° N, 123.6440° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Willow Creek, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9318&lon=-123.6440&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1576E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1576E-2023-04-01) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 148 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900823047999I

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING. CAME IN HIGH AND FAST. UNABLE TO STOP STEEP DESCENT USING FULL FLAPS.

## Other reports on N1576E (2)

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

- [Incident 19981023033659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981023033659I), Oct 23, 1998: Cessna 172N (N1576E), Snohomish, WA, Minor damage. Pilot chained the tail of the aircraft to a block of cement in order to hand-prop the engine. After engine start, the aircraft began to move while dragging the…
- [Incident 19970612019109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970612019109I), Jun 12, 1997: Cessna 172N (N1576E), Chase City, VA, Minor damage. Low on fuel en route due thunderstorm deviations. Ran out of fuel a mile from airport. Landed on highway.

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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