# Accident 19910309005179A: Cessna 172P, Seattle, WA, March 9, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 9, 1991, 15:30 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GJAV
- Location: 47.5391° N, 122.3102° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5391&lon=-122.3102&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64599, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64599-2021-07-31) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA91LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910309005179A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MADE HARD LANDING. BLAMED GUSTY CROSSWIND. TAXIED IN. FOUND BENT PROP AND MOTOR MOUNT.

## 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 SEA91LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA91LA065), Mar 9, 1991: Cessna 172P (N64599), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: A HARD LANDING DUE TO THE PILOT'S MIDJUDGEMENT OF HIS TOUCHDOWN.

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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