# Incident 19910621028129I: Cessna 172M, Reno, NV, June 21, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 21, 1991, 07:00 local time
- Place: Reno, NV
- Airport: Reno/Stead Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6682° N, 119.8764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RENO/STEAD (RTS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6682&lon=-119.8764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5242R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5242R) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910621028129I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT MADE A HARD LANDING. LOST CONTROL AFTER TOUCH DOWN.

## Other reports on N5242R (3)

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

- [Accident 19990319002309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990319002309A), Mar 19, 1999: Cessna 172M (N5242R), Reno, NV, Substantial damage. Acft ran off the rwy after landing and sustained substantial damage. Other circumstances are unknown.(.19) on March 19, 1999, at 1535 hours pacific standard…
- [Incident 19970222004389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970222004389I), Feb 22, 1997: Cessna 172M (N5242R), Minden, NV, Minor damage. Narrative:on February 22, 1997, (11:00 pm at night) at Minden, Nevada (mev), N5242R (Cessna 172M), struck four left side runway lights and a taxiway light…
- [Incident 19940112002449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940112002449I), Jan 12, 1994: Cessna 172M (N5242R), Reno, NV, Minor damage. Narrative: pilot deviation pwpt rno 94001. Pilot was cleared for touch and go on runway 16 left. Pilot made touch and go on runway 16 right. Another aircraft…

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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