# Accident 19921212050079A: Cessna 172P, La Porte City, IA, December 12, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 1992, 15:30 local time
- Place: La Porte City, IA
- Airport: Nichols Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: NAKA
- Location: 42.3097° N, 92.1903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3097&lon=-92.1903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54959 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 46 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921212050079A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CHI93LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA051), Dec 12, 1992: Cessna 172 (N54959), La Porte City, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO PROPERLY ALIGN THE AIRPLANE WITH THE RUNWAY.

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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