# Incident 20090717011999I: Cessna 172N, Gibbonsville, ID, July 17, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2009
- Place: Gibbonsville, ID
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.5555° N, 113.9231° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gibbonsville, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5555&lon=-113.9231&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172TR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172TR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,500 total, 900 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090717011999I

## Narrative

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

(-23)  DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT HIT TREES NEAR A MOUNTAIN PASS.  AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE TO COWLING.  LANDING GEAR FAIRING AND HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.  AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SALMON, IDAHO (SMN) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  DENSITY ALTITUDE AND PREFLIGHT PLANNING ARE FACTORS.

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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