# Incident 19911224060679I: Cessna 172RG, Portland, ME, December 24, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 24, 1991, 12:03 local time
- Place: Portland, ME
- Airport: Portland International Jetport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6456° N, 70.3086° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTLAND INTL JETPORT (PWM), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6456&lon=-70.3086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6344V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6344V-2009-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 377 total, 65 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911224060679I

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED GUST ON SHORT FINAL. OVERCONTROLLED AND AIRCRAFT HIT RUNWAY LIGHT. PROPELLER DAMAGED.

## Other reports on N6344V (5)

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

- [Incident 20020418019699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020418019699I), Apr 18, 2002: Cessna 172RG (N6344V), Osteen, FL. (-23) According to both pilots, one quart of oil was added prior to flight. After the pilot took off and leveled off at 2500' feet he stated that he heard a…
- [Incident 20000306033529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000306033529I), Mar 6, 2000: Cessna 172RG (N6344V), Titusville, FL, Minor damage. (-23)On Sunday 6 March 2000, at 1315 EST, [privacy data omitted] was giving dual flight instruction to [privacy data omitted] at the Titusville Space coast…
- [Incident 19940325006669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940325006669I), Mar 25, 1994: Cessna 172RG (N6344V), Portland, ME, Minor damage. Pilot landed with gear in retractd position.
- [Incident 19910902061379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910902061379I), Sep 2, 1991: Cessna 172RG (N6344V), Marthas Vineyar, MA, Minor damage. Nose and left main gear collapsed on landing rollout. Probable cause was selecting gear too late in landing mode.
- [Incident 19890417017119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890417017119I), Apr 17, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N6344V), Portland, ME, Minor damage. Experienced bird strike en route. Damage to windshield and wing. Returned and landed safely.

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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