# Accident 19910610020759A: Cessna 172M, Knightdale, NC, June 10, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 1991, 23:30 local time
- Place: Knightdale, NC
- Airport: Raleigh East Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7904° N, 78.4805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7904&lon=-78.4805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12498, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12498-1994-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 50 in this make and model, 288 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910610020759A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED AND FLOATED ON LANDING THEN RAN OFF END RUNWAY WENT THROUGH PARKING LOT AND COLLIDED WITH DITCH AND AUTOS

## 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 ATL91LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA109), Jun 11, 1991: Cessna 172M (N12498), Knighdale, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCH DOWN POINT ON THE RUNWAY AND/OR PERFORM A GO-AROUND.

## Other reports on N12498 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760913035619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760913035619A), Sep 13, 1976: Cessna 172M (N12498), Laurel Hill, GA, Substantial damage. 2100FT strip,trees both ends,6IN high grass. Avoiding fence.

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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