# Incident 19970819028869I: Cessna 172B, Morgantown, PA, August 19, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1997, 18:20 local time
- Place: Morgantown, PA
- Airport: Morgantown Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1575° N, 75.8692° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Morgantown Airport (O03), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1575&lon=-75.8692&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7563X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7563X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 36 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970819028869I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: PILOT PERFORMING PRECAUTIONARY LANDING TO RUNWAY 28 AT MORGANTOWN, PA (6PA4), LANDED FAST AND LONG. HE APPLIED BRAKES AND SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT ELEVATOR IMPACTED A PARKED CAR AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A PARKING LOT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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