# Incident 19991023029859I: Cessna 172M, Reading, PA, October 23, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1999, 09:13 local time
- Place: Reading, PA
- Airport: Reading Municipal Gen Carl A Spaatz
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3392° N, 75.9263° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3392&lon=-75.9263&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6871H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6871H-2018-01-08) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 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/19991023029859I

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON LANDING AT THE READING AIRPORT (RDG), RUNWAY 31, MADE A HARD LANDING, KNOCKING THE FRONT NOSE WHEEL OFF AND DAMAGING THE PROPELLER, WHICH STRUCK THE RUNWAY ON ROLL OUT.  STUDENT PILOT (MICHAEL COONEY) WAS COUNSELED AT THE ALLENTOWN FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE BY THE AVIATION SAFETY MANAGER AND INSTRUCTED TO GET MORE INSTRUCTION ON LANDINGS.

## Other reports on N6871H (3)

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

- [Accident 20120405005429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120405005429A), Apr 5, 2012: Cessna 172M (N6871H), Pottstown, PA, Substantial damage. On 4/5/2012 at approximately 1330 local time, [privacy data omitted] (pilot in command of N6871H) was performing a landing on runway 28 at Pottstown heritage…
- [Incident 20041026030989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041026030989I), Oct 26, 2004: Cessna 172M (N6871H), Pottstown, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Student pilot was returning from a solo flight for landing at Pottstown Limerick Airport. Just prior to touchdown, a wind gust pushed the aircraft off…
- [Incident 19930720031889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930720031889I), Jul 20, 1993: Cessna 172M (N6871H), Rochester, NH. Engine quit in flight. Forced landing at Skyhaven Airport. No fuel in tanks.

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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