# Incident 20030316003429I: Cessna 172M, Weatherford, TX, March 16, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 2003, 15:15 local time
- Place: Weatherford, TX
- Airport: Parker County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7457° N, 97.6825° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PARKER COUNTY (WEA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7457&lon=-97.6825&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1272U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1272U-2013-09-19) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2G
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 122 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030316003429I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 3/16/2003 AT 15:15 A CESSNA 172M, REGISTRATION NO. N1272U, OWNED BY WEATHERFORD AERO LLC WITH AN ADDRESS OF 211 S. RUSK STREET, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS 76086 STARTED LOSING ENGINE OIL WHILE IN CRUISE CONFIGURATION ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VMC AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE WHILE MAKING A DOWN WIND LANDING AND OVERSHOOTING THE RUNWAY. THE PRIVATE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY INJURIES. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED FROM WEA AND CONCURRENTLY RETURNED THERE.

## Other reports on N1272U (2)

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

- [Incident 20040721015389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040721015389I), Jul 21, 2004: Cessna 172M (N1272U), Weatherford, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Airman deviney was doing a supervised solo landing, instructor larry dial, watching from the side of the runway. The incident occurred at Parker County…
- [Accident 19890521012312A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521012312A), May 21, 1989: Cessna 172M (N1272U), Bradford, VT, Minor damage. On converging course struck N4974V and severed its tail which then crashed out of control. 1272U landed safely.

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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