# Incident 19980808035859I: Cessna 172R, Latrobe, PA, August 8, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 1998, 10:15 local time
- Place: Latrobe, PA
- Airport: Westmoreland County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3124° N, 79.3826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3124&lon=-79.3826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9444H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9444H) (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 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 13 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980808035859I

## Narrative

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

ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING.  THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED.  THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED 450 FEET WITH PROP STRIKES.  MINOR DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.  DAMAGED AREA LIMITED TO NOSE WHEEL AND PROP STRIKE.  SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N9444H (1)

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

- [Accident 19780626029122A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780626029122A), Jun 26, 1978: Cessna 172D (N9444H), Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. Acft collided while formation flying on photo misston-both acft ld safely.

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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