19921212050079A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · La Porte City, IA · December 12, 1992

Date
December 12, 1992 · 15:30 local
Place
La Porte City, IA
Airport
Nichols Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
NAKA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N54959
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI93LA051
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
47 total46 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student landed in deep snow off side of runway. Runway had snow cover and hard to define plowed area in snow.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT LANDED IN DEEP SNOW OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. RUNWAY HAD SNOW COVER AND HARD TO DEFINE PLOWED AREA IN SNOW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.