# Incident 19931222049749I: Cessna 172D, Amarillo, TX, December 22, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 1993, 10:58 local time
- Place: Amarillo, TX
- Airport: Amarillo International Airport
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.2220° N, 101.8313° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amarillo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2220&lon=-101.8313&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2555U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2555U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 510 total, 100 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931222049749I

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON TAKEOFF ROLL. STOPPED OFF RUNWAY. FOUND NO MALFUNCTIONS.

## Other reports on N2555U (1)

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

- [Incident 19840620051789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840620051789I), Jun 20, 1984: Cessna 172D (N2555U), Dalhart, TX, Minor damage. Taxied clear of runway on observing a landing aircraft. Nose wheel sank into soft ground. Damaged prop.

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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