# Incident 19990405019829I: Cessna 172RG, Horton, KS, April 5, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1999, 07:00 local time
- Place: Horton, KS
- Airport: Horton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6788° N, 95.5342° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at HORTON MUNI (K91), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6788&lon=-95.5342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6455V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6455V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 90 total, 32 in this make and model
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990405019829I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF ON RAIN SOAKED SOD RUNWAY WITH STRONG CROSSWIND, PILOT ELECTED TO ABORD TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER RESULTING IN THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING TIP STRIKING THE GROUND. PILOT INSPECTED THE DAMAGE AND MADE THE DECISION THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATIONAL.  A SECOND TAKEOFF WAS SUCCESSFUL AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS RETURNED TO HOME BASE.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## Other reports on N6455V (1)

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

- [Incident 19930409014149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930409014149I), Apr 9, 1993: Cessna 172RG (N6455V), Paola, KS, Minor damage. Almost landed gear up. Made go around as aircraft touched runway. Landed safely on second try.

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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