# Incident 19960829030499I: Cessna 172E, Gardner, KS, August 29, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1996, 14:30 local time
- Place: Gardner, KS
- Airport: Gardner Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8068° N, 94.9567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GARDNER MUNI (K34), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8068&lon=-94.9567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5463T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5463T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 387 total, 29 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960829030499I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE CFI & PRE-SOLO STUDENT (STUDENT IS REGISTERED OWNER) WERE APPROACHING K34'S RWY 08. SEVERAL 50 GAL BARRELS, CUT IN HALF & PAINTED ORANGE & WHITE, ARE PLACED APPROX. 10 FEET PRIOR TO THE END OF RWY 08 (ROUND SIDE UP). CFI STATED THAT THE STUDENT'S APPROACH APPEARED NORMAL, WITH A/S 70 MPH & FLAPS 30. HOWEVER, THE CFI ALLOWED THE STUDENT TO TOUCHDOWN APPROX. 15 FEET SHORT OF THE RWY. THE RIGHT MAIN TIRE STRUCK ONE OF THE 1/2 BARRELS, WHICH IN TURN STRUCK THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, CAUSING DENTING & SKIN TEARS. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED, AT WHICH POINT THE CFI TOOK THE CONTROLS & COMPLETED THE LANDING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT, #CE96IGA0129, IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N5463T (1)

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

- [Accident 19840618025009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840618025009A), Jun 18, 1984: Cessna 172E (N5463T), Vero Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit during approach for landing.

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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