# Incident 20120220002789I: Cessna 172N, Washington, IA, February 20, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 20, 2012, 09:45 local time
- Place: Washington, IA
- Airport: Washington Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2757° N, 91.6761° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WASHINGTON MUNI (AWG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2757&lon=-91.6761&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1443E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1443E-2023-04-24) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 139 total, 28 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120220002789I

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING ON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY FOR UNKNOWN REASON AND STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT. PILOT REPORTED MINOR COSMETIC DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N1443E (2)

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

- [Accident 20191024016919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191024016919A), Oct 24, 2019: Cessna 172N (N1443E), Swea City, IA, Substantial damage. The aircraft involved was substantially damaged when it impacted a ditch after an emergency approach to land initiated by the pilot. The pilot sustained minor…
- [Accident 19830918049359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830918049359A), Sep 18, 1983: Cessna 172N (N1443E), Carthage, IL, Substantial damage. Gust of wind prolonged glide on landing. Failed to go around. Skidded off departure end of runway into a dtich.

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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