# Incident 19971007045959I: Cessna 172M, Brazil, IN, October 7, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 1997, 15:50 local time
- Place: Brazil, IN
- Airport: Brazil Clay County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4767° N, 87.0997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Brazil Clay County Airport (0I2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4767&lon=-87.0997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5492R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5492R-2022-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Pilot flight hours: 305 total, 250 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971007045959I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT HE HAD A PARTIAL POWER LOSS WHILE FLYING AT 2000 FT. MSL, HE NOTIFIED HUF TOWER OF HIS ROUGH ENGINE AND ASKED FOR A VECTOR TO THE NEAREST AIRPORT. HE WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAZIL AIRPORT, (0I2), WAS 5 MILES SOUTH OF HIS POSITION.  ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT HE HAD TROUBLE SIGHTING THE AIRPORT AND AS A RESULT WAS HIGH WHEN HE CROSSED THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  ^PRIVACY D^ STATED THAT HE HAD FULL FLAPS ON THE AIRCRAFT OAND HE FELT THAT HE SHOULD NOT SLIP THE AIRCRAFT.  HE STATED THAT HE HAD TOUCHED DOWN WELL DOWN THE RUNWAY, PAST THE HALFWAY POINT.  AS A RESULT OF EXCESS SPEED AND LACK OF REMAINING RUNWAY, STRUCK A SAPLING, CAME TO A STOP 262 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  ^PRIVACY D^ AGREED TO TAKE 5 HOURS OF ADDITIONAL TRAINING ON EMERGENCY LANDING PROCEDURES.

## Other reports on N5492R (1)

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

- [Incident 20121018022689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121018022689I), Oct 18, 2012: Cessna 172M (N5492R), Gainesville, FL, No damage. Pilot was flying N5429R, a Cessna 172M, on approach into Gainesville, FL. The pilot detected the odor of smoke and noticed some smoke in the cockpit. Pilot…

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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