# Accident 19980104000059A: Cessna 172M, Philadelphia, PA, January 4, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1998, 13:55 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Airport: Wings Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1406° N, 75.2595° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1406&lon=-75.2595&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5135R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5135R-2012-04-06) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 77 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980104000059A

## Narrative

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

OVERRAN RUNWAY LANDING. PROP AND NOSE GEAR DAMAGED ON STREET CURB FIREWALL ALSO DAMAGED. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN LONG, AND SUBSEQUENTLY RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, ONTO AN ACCESS ROAD, AND THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED.  HE SAID HE BRIEFLY CONSIDERED A GO-AROUND, AND TOLD HIS PASSENGER THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME.  HE SAID THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRPLANE.                            (-23)AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED PAST THE END OF RUNWAY 24.  TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 100 FT. STOPPING ON AN ASPALT RD., IMPACTING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER ON A CURB.  THE IMPACT CAUSED DAMAGE TO PROPELLER TIP AND CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE SUBSTAINING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY.  THE LOWER AND UPPER FIRE WALL TUNNEL HAD SUBSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE ALSO.  THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED NO INJURIES.

## 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 IAD98LA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA020), Jan 4, 1998: Cessna 172M (N5135R), Blue Bell, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and his failure to make a go-around, while there was sufficient runway remaining.

## Other reports on N5135R (1)

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

- [Incident 20000531032549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000531032549I), May 31, 2000: Cessna 172M (N5135R), Gaithersburg, MD, Minor damage. (-23)On go around the right flap fully retracted and the left flap stopped at approx. 30 degrees and the system failed in that position. Investigation revealed…

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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