# Incident 19951020042239I: Cessna 172N, Lancaster, PA, October 20, 1995

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 1995, 13:30 local time
- Place: Lancaster, PA
- Airport: Lancaster
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1224° N, 76.2944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LANCASTER (LNS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1224&lon=-76.2944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79162, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79162) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 335 total, 300 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951020042239I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON OCTOBER 20, 1995, AT 1303 HOURS (LOCAL TIME), A CESSNA MODEL 172N, N79162, REGISTERED TO NORMAN E. LACASSE, LANDED AT LANCASTER AIRPORT (LNS), LANCASTER, PA. ON RUNWAY 8 WITH SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AFTER LANDING, THE PILOT IN COMMAND NORMAN E. LACASSE CAME TO A FULL STOP LANDING ON RUNWAY 8, AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT. THE SMOKE HAD CLEARED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOWED TO THE RAMP. INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT A MANUFACTURER'S METAL TAG ON THE BACK OF THE D.G. HAD COME OFF AND LANDED ON THE MAIN BUSS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HARRISBURG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (MDT) HARRISBURG, PA, FOR AN IFR, FAR 91 FLIGHT TO LANCASTER AIRPORT (LNS) LANCASTER, PA AT 1246 HRS (LOCAL TIME). THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED NO DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. M & D REPORT TO FOLLOW. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N79162 (1)

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

- [Incident 19880330017959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880330017959I), Mar 30, 1988: Cessna 172N (N79162), Stow, MA, Minor damage. During rollout right main tire got into soft turf off side of runway. Aircraft struck a runway light.

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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