# Incident 19911118055989I: Cessna 172, Lufkin, TX, November 18, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1991, 11:45 local time
- Place: Lufkin, TX
- Airport: Angelina County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.2340° N, 94.7500° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ANGELINA COUNTY (LFK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.2340&lon=-94.7500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6271E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6271E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 80 total, 60 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911118055989I

## Narrative

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

NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED ON TOUCH AND GO LANDING. NOSE WHEEL RETAINING FORK BROKE OFF.

## Other reports on N6271E (2)

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

- [Incident 20191116014229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191116014229I), Nov 16, 2019: Cessna 172 (N6271E), Ft. Smith, AR, Minor damage. On November 16, about 1310 central daylight time, a Cessna 172 airplane, N6271E, developed engine running rough, smoke in the cockpit, pilot shut down engine…
- [Incident 19930820034649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930820034649I), Aug 20, 1993: Cessna 172 (N6271E), Frankston, TX. Pilot became lost en route. Fuel exhaustion. Forced landing in a field.

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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