# Incident 19910316018059I: Cessna 172P, San Diego, CA, March 16, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1991, 14:20 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field Airport
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55457, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55457) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910316018059I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N55457 (1)

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

- [Incident 19871213075289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871213075289I), Dec 13, 1987: Cessna 172P (N55457), Willow, AK, Minor damage. Hit snow bank on soft field snowpacked takeoff. Momentary airborne. Dragged and separated right gear at 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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