# Accident 19990919043949A: Cessna 172, Honeoye Falls, NY, September 19, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1999, 10:37 local time
- Place: Honeoye Falls, NY
- Airport: Honeoye Falls Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9507° N, 77.5893° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9507&lon=-77.5893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6941A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6941A-2003-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD99LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990919043949A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 9/19/99 AT 10:37, A/C N6941A, PILOTED BY JEFFREY COOPER  ATTEMPTED TO LAND HIS A/C AT HONEOYE FALLS AIRPORT (D70). UPON LANDING, HE VEERED OFF TO THE EXTREME RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY (019). THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR GOT CAUGHT IN A DRAINAGE DITCH AND SWUNG THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN HIT SOME TREES WITH THE RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS; BENDING THEM BOTH BACK. THE PROPELLER AND ENGINE HIT A TREE WHICH DAMAGED THE PROPELLER AND PUSHED THE ENGINE BACK AND TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE A/C.

## 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 IAD99LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99LA067), Sep 19, 1999: Cessna 172 (N6941A), Honeoye Falls, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's loss of directional control after landing. A factor in the accident were ruts in the turf runway that were hidden from view.

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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