# Incident 20091108052509I: Cessna 172S, Cleveland, OH, November 8, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 2009, 17:06 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4995° N, 81.6954° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cleveland, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4995&lon=-81.6954&mi=10
- Aircraft: N785SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N785SP-2021-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091108052509I

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT ON VFR CROSS COUNTRY DEPARTED BURKE LAKEFRONT HEADING TO KSKY (SANDUSKY AIRPORT).  WHILE LOOKING UP A FREQUENCY TO CONTACT CLEVELAND THEY FLEW MORE TOWARD THE WEST THAN PLANNED AND ENTERED THE CLASS B AIRSPACE WITHOUT A CLEARANCE.  THE VISIBILITY WAS ALSO POOR DUE TO HAZE AND SUN GLARE.

## Other reports on N785SP (1)

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

- [Accident 20180728018199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180728018199A), Jul 28, 2018: Cessna 172S (N785SP), Mount Vernon, OH, Destroyed. Pilot?s statement: While crossing the numbers (28), I noticed flame behind the rudder pedals. I got the plane to a stop and the fire got bigger. I bailed out…

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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