# Accident 19940808048219A: Cessna 172P, August 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1994, 18:30 local time
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 40.6696° N, 76.2000° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6696&lon=-76.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52211, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52211-1995-03-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC94LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940808048219A

## Narrative

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

(-4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE FLARE FOR LANDING, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD. THE PILOT HAD USED FULL FLAPS AND HIS AIRSPEED WAS 70 KTS. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED BACK INTO THE AIR AND PORPOISED. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO ABORT THE LANDING AND RESET THE FLAPS TO 20 DEGREES. THE PILOT REPORTED THE AIRPLANE WAS NOT CLIMBING AND HE COULD HEAR THE STALL HORN. THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK TREES.

## 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 NYC94LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC94LA159), Aug 8, 1994: Cessna 172P (N52211), Pottsville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain adequate airpseed, which resulted in a stall/mush and collision with a tree.

## Other reports on N52211 (1)

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

- [Incident 19930423017249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930423017249I), Apr 23, 1993: Cessna 172P (N52211), Lancaster, PA, Minor damage. As aircraft approached runway a wind gust lifted left wing. Propeller struck runway.

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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