# Incident 19970427006639I: Cessna 152, Binghamton, NY, April 27, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Binghamton, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1013° N, 75.9094° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Binghamton, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1013&lon=-75.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6175H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6175H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 152 (registry code 2071835, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970427006639I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON APRIL 26, 1997, AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 EDT, A CESSNA 152, N6175H, S/N 15284136, PILOTED BY DIETRICHIAN LAFFERTYE, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT 227 STEED ROAD, CHENANGO FORKS, NY 13746 (GRASS LANDING STRIP) IN THE VICINITY OF CHENANGO BRIDGE AIRPORT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT HAD MINOR DAMAGE. THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF UPON LANDING AND THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STOPPAGE. THE ELT DID NOT ACTIVATE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT RIVER AVIATION, INC., KINGSTON AIRPARK, NEW YORK. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N6175H (2)

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

- [Incident 19901030055729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901030055729I), Oct 30, 1990: Cessna 152 (N6175H), Albany, NY. Student unable to get full power from engine. Precautionary landing at airport.
- [Incident 19870624046679I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870624046679I), Jun 24, 1987: Cessna 152 (N6175H), Kingston, NY, Minor damage. Solo student lost control while taxiing and struck a tree. Student used too much power to clear runway for traffic.

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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