# Incident 19961014044449I: Cessna 172N, Akron, OH, October 14, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Akron, OH
- Airport: Akron-Canton Regional
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9151° N, 81.4436° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AKRON-CANTON RGNL (CAK), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9151&lon=-81.4436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733AT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733AT) (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: 125 total, 125 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961014044449I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: THE PILOT STATED THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF CONFUSION AND TALKING ON THE RADIO. HE STATED THAT HE THOUGHT THE CONTROLLER CLEARED HIM TO LAND ON RUNWAY 01. THE PILOT WAS CONFUSED AND STRESSED BECAUSE OF HIS LACK OF COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND POOR COMMAND OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.

## Other reports on N733AT (1)

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

- [Incident 19900605027909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900605027909I), Jun 5, 1990: Cessna 172N (N733AT), Columbus, OH, Minor damage. Student lost control on landing and veered off runway. Hit a sign and 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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