# Incident 20070112007229I: Cessna 172N, Fergus Falls, MN, January 12, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2007, 11:30 local time
- Place: Fergus Falls, MN
- Airport: Fergus Falls Municipal-Einar
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2861° N, 96.0758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fergus Falls, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2861&lon=-96.0758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738CZ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738CZ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 39 total, 2 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070112007229I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT AS HE STARTED HIS LANDING FLARE A GUST OF WIND BLEW HIM OFF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE AND AS THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TOUCHED DOWN INTO THE SNOW ALONG THE RUNWAY EDGE IT PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT AND CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING TIP.

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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