# Accident 19970630016349A: Cessna 172P, Tioga, PA, June 30, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 1997
- Place: Tioga, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 41.8994° N, 77.1295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8994&lon=-77.1295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97613, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97613-2000-07-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970630016349A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR BROKE ON LANDING, FLIPPED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC97LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA131), Jun 30, 1997: Cessna 172P (N97613), Tioga, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper inflight decision to land downwind with an inoperative airspeed indicator, and his improper landing flare.

## Other reports on N97613 (1)

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

- [Incident 19920825040409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920825040409I), Aug 25, 1992: Cessna 172P (N97613), Cross Keys, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot aborted takeoff after assuming aircrafts performance was inadequate. Departed end of runway.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.