# Incident 19961102038639I: Cessna 172RG, Mt Pocono, PA, November 2, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1996, 13:00 local time
- Place: Mt Pocono, PA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1225° N, 75.3578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Pocono, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1225&lon=-75.3578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9942B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9942B-2021-02-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 94 total, 2 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/19961102038639I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. FREY STATED THAT HE DEPARTED MORRISTOWN, NJ AND ARRIVED AT POCONO MOUNTAIN AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 1300 LOCAL. HE STATED THAT IT WAS SNOWING LIGHTLY, WINDY, AND VISIBILITY WAS 6+. HE STATED THAT JUST BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, HE ENCOUNTERED AN UPDRAFT THAT RESULTED IN A HARD LANDING. MR. FREY STATED THAT THE GEAR COLLAPSED. HE DOES NOT REMEMBER IF HE LOOKED FOR A LANDING GEAR GREEN LIGHT ON FINAL. A WITNESS STATEMENT INDICATED THAT THE GEAR ON N9942B WAS IN THE UP POSITION DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING AT POCONO MOUNTAIN AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N9942B (1)

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

- [Incident 19950623024829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950623024829I), Jun 23, 1995: Cessna 172RG (N9942B), San Augustine, TX, Minor damage. Wing struck a sign while taxiing to park.

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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