# Accident 20120801016209A: Cessna 172S, Oshkosh, WI, August 1, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 2012, 00:15 local time
- Place: Oshkosh, WI
- Airport: Wittman Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9844° N, 88.5567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9844&lon=-88.5567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N462TR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N462TR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 745 total, 583 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA510](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA510) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120801016209A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS GIVING DUAL NIGHT INSTRUCTION TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.  WHILE DEMONSTRATING A NIGHT LANDING, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED HE DID NOT REDUCE POWER TO IDLE IN ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE THE NIGHT LANDING PICTURE.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE R/W AND HE FELT HE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH ROOM TO DO A GO-AROUND.  HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT.

## 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 CEN12CA510](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA510), Aug 1, 2012: Cessna 172S (N462TR), Oshkosh, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s loss of directional control during landing, which resulted in a collision with a runway light.

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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