# Incident 19960316008459I: Cessna 172N, Chesterfield, MA, March 16, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3918° N, 72.8398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3918&lon=-72.8398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5385J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5385J) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 75 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960316008459I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT STATES THAT HE SPOKE WITH THE OWNER OF AN AIRCRAFT FOR SALE AT ALBERT FARMS AIRPORT, AND WAS TOLD FIELD WAS OK FOR LANDING. PILOT FLEW OVER AIRPORT AT 1000' AGL (TWICE) AND RUNWAY SHOWED A LOT OF BLACK WITH SNOW/ICE PATCHES. SET UP SOFT FIELD APPROACH AND CROSSED THRESHOLD AT 55 KNOTS I.A.S. RIGHT WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN IN MUD ALONG RIGHT EDGE OF RUNWAY DUE TO SUDDEN WIND GUST FROM LEFT WHICH LIFTED THE WING. THE AIRCRAFT TURNED TO THE RIGHT VERY QUICKLY AND WENT INTO A SMALL DITCH PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING TIP. NO FURTHER ACTION REQUIRED. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N5385J (1)

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

- [Accident 20011012031969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011012031969A), Oct 12, 2001: Cessna 172N (N5385J), Perkasie, PA, No damage. (-23) Upon entering final to Pennridge Airport (N70) runway 26, the pilot picked up sun glare on windshield. He continued his descent and upon flare he lost…

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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