# Incident 19931202048719I: Cessna 172K, Ottawa, OH, December 2, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1993, 13:30 local time
- Place: Ottawa, OH
- Airport: Putnam County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0356° N, 83.9819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PUTNAM COUNTY (OWX), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0356&lon=-83.9819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78612 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 53 total, 49 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931202048719I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. ATTEMPTED GO AROUND. STRUCK GROUND WITH LEFT WING TIP.

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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