# Incident 19940305007089I: Cessna 172N, El Paso, TX, March 5, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 5, 1994, 11:50 local time
- Place: El Paso, TX
- Airport: El Paso International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8073° N, 106.3764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EL PASO INTL (ELP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8073&lon=-106.3764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739UQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739UQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 145 total, 15 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940305007089I

## Narrative

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

PILOT FLARED HIGH. MADE A HARD LANDING. STRUCK NOSE WHEEL HARD. BLEW NOSE WHEEL TIRE.

## Other reports on N739UQ (1)

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

- [Accident 19800407008039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800407008039A), Apr 7, 1980: Cessna 172N (N739UQ), Brazil, IN, Substantial damage. Ran off side of runway on landing roll. Airplane nosed up in mud. Strong gusty crosswinds existed.

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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