# Incident 19910328012149I: Cessna 172N, Ft Pierce, FL, March 28, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 28, 1991, 17:58 local time
- Place: Ft Pierce, FL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.4256° N, 80.3404° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Pierce, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.4256&lon=-80.3404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5138E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5138E) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910328012149I

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILURE ON FINAL APPROACH. LANDED IN A FIELD NORTH OF AIRPORT.

## Other reports on N5138E (1)

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

- [Incident 19821226069489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821226069489I), Dec 26, 1982: Cessna 172N (N5138E), Boston, MA, Minor damage. Landed in severe gusty surface wind. Wind blew aircraft up on prop and wing tip. Wind exceeded aircrafts control.

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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