# Incident 20010901028109I: Cessna 172M, Buffalo, NY, September 1, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 2001, 14:30 local time
- Place: Buffalo, NY
- Airport: Clarence Aerodrome Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0689° N, 78.6918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CLARENCE AERODROME (D51), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0689&lon=-78.6918&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61755, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61755) (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 flight hours: 1,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010901028109I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2001, A CE-172M, N61755, OPERATED BY ANTHONY M. MERCURIO WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE CLARENCE AERODROME (D51), CLARENCE, NY. WHILE APPROACHING RUNWAY 28 AT APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET AGL, THE PILOT REALIZED THAT HE HAD A TAILWIND. AT FIRST, HE DECIDED TO GO-AROUND, BUT THEN THOUGHT HE WOULD NOT CLEAR THE WIRES AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. HE THEN ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT AND ENDED UP IN A DITCH AT THE END OF RUNWAY 28. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N61755 (3)

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

- [Incident 19930429018449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930429018449I), Apr 29, 1993: Cessna 172M (N61755), Buffalo, NY, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on takeoff roll. Veered off runway.
- [Incident 19780211006959I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780211006959I), Feb 11, 1978: Cessna 172 (N61755), Elmira, NY. Pilot lost electrical power, landed safely at blacked out airport. Chafed wire had blown an alternator condensor
- [Accident 19770712025359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770712025359A), Jul 12, 1977: Cessna 172M (N61755), Marion, NY, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 20KTS.

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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