# Incident 19930206001809I: Cessna 172A, Ashland, VA, February 6, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 6, 1993, 15:20 local time
- Place: Ashland, VA
- Airport: Hanover County Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7089° N, 77.4366° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HANOVER COUNTY MUNI (OFP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7089&lon=-77.4366&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7347T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7347T-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930206001809I

## Narrative

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

WHILE ADJUSTING FOR A STRONG CROSSWIND PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. SHEARED NOSE GEAR OFF.

## Other reports on N7347T (1)

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

- [Incident 19870422029869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870422029869I), Apr 22, 1987: Cessna 172A (N7347T), Richmond, VA, Minor damage. Right wingtip contacted ground during downwind landing. Vortices from departing airliner may have been a factor.

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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