# Accident 19940222002789A: Cessna 172M, Slatington, PA, February 22, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 22, 1994, 09:20 local time
- Place: Slatington, PA
- Airport: Slatington Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7510° N, 75.6101° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7510&lon=-75.6101&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5272R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5272R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 489 total, 200 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO94LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940222002789A

## Narrative

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

NEAR END OF RUNWAY AND LANDING ROLLOUT SWERVED TO RIGHT. RIGHT WHEEL CAUGHT SNOW. AIRCRAFT ROTATED INTO SNOWBANK.

## 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 BFO94LA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO94LA047), Feb 22, 1994: Cessna 172M (N5272R), Slatington, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY. THE CROSSWIND WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N5272R (1)

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

- [Incident 20171214023119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171214023119I), Dec 14, 2017: Cessna 172M (N5272R), Linden, NJ, Minor damage. On Thursday December 14, 2017, 2030 EST, the subject aircraft struck a deer which darted out of the darkness from the side of the runway directly into the path…

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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