# Accident 20070516010919A: Cessna 172P, Harrah, OK, May 16, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 2007, 15:30 local time
- Place: Harrah, OK
- Airport: Steciak Strip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4867° N, 97.1886° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4867&lon=-97.1886&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62960, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62960) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070516010919A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT, THE PILOT LANDED LEFT OF THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT'S LEFT WING WAS IN CONTACT WITH VEGETATION GROWING ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED VEERING TO THE LEFT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, TRAVELED DOWN A SMALL EMBANKMENT WHERE THE LEFT WING IMPACTED A TREE. THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED APPROXIMATELY 45 DEGREES AND CAME TO REST IN HEAVY VEGETATION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DFW07CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA115), May 16, 2007: Cessna 172P (N62960), Harrah, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for the existing wind conditons while landing. A factor was the crosswind.

## Other reports on N62960 (2)

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

- [Accident 19910115000559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910115000559A), Jan 15, 1991: Cessna 172P (N62960), Charleston, WV, Substantial damage. Lost power local flight. Nosed over landing in soft field. Accessory gear dowel pin sheared. Service b not complied
- [Incident 19860502024999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860502024999I), May 2, 1986: Cessna 172P (N62960), Charleston, WV, Minor damage. Vibration and loss of power on takeoff. Landed on remaining runway. Exhaust valve stuck.

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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