# Accident 19910317013949A: Cessna 172M, Le Roy, March 17, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1991, 20:00 local time
- Place: Le Roy
- Airport: Le Roy Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9700° N, 77.9903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9700&lon=-77.9903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20360, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20360) (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: 103 total, 7 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910317013949A

## Narrative

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

HAD PROBLEMS LOCATING POORLY LIT RUNWAY THEN MADE HARD LANDING. WENT AROUND LANDED WITH BENT FIREWALL. NOT CURRENT.

## 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 NYC91LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA091), Mar 18, 1991: Cessna 172M (N20360), Leroy, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE HARD LANDING MADE BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE DECISION OF THE PILOT TO LAND ON THE RUNWAY DESPITE THE RUNWAY LIGHTING SYSTEM BEING PARTIALLY INOPERATIVE, AND THE LACK…

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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