# Incident 20020618013219I: Cessna 172P, Florala, AL, June 18, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Florala, AL
- Airport: Florala Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.0425° N, 86.3116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FLORALA MUNI (0J4), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0425&lon=-86.3116&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89811, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N89811) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 300 total, 30 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020618013219I

## Narrative

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

(-23) N89811 OWNED BY PENSACOLA NAVY FLYING CLUB. AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY MR. DONALD VON DER OSTEN. PILOT STATED HIS APPROACH INTO FLORALA, AL AIRPORT (O4J) WAS TOO STEEP. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND PROPELLER STRUCK RUNWAY. MINOR PHYSICAL DAMAGE SUSTAINED BY PROPELLER. MR. VON DER OSTEN HAS RECEIVED FURTHER INSTRUCTION FROM MR. JIM BAKER, CLUB SAFETY INSTRUCTOR AND FAA CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.

## Other reports on N89811 (1)

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

- [Accident 20030321003289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030321003289A), Mar 21, 2003: Cessna 172P (N89811), Potts Camp, MS, Substantial damage. (-23) Airplane ran out of fuel and was forced to make an emergency landing in a field. Damage to nose landing gear, propeller, and firewall.

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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