# Accident 20120831017869A: Cessna 172M, Cresco, PA, August 31, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 2012, 11:53 local time
- Place: Cresco, PA
- Airport: Flying Dollar Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.2167° N, 75.2494° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2167&lon=-75.2494&mi=10
- Aircraft: N391R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N391R-2020-07-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 300 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12LA539](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA539) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120831017869A

## Narrative

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

AT CRUISE FLIGHT THE ENGINE STARTING VIBRATING AND EXPERIENCING REDUCED POWER.  ATC RECOMMENDED HE DIVERT TO 8N4 AIRPORT.  HE APPROACHED THE RUNWAY 20 FOR LANDING DOWNHILL, BUT TOUCHED DOWN LONG AND FAST AND DECIDED TO GO-AROUND EVEN THOUGH HE STILL EXPERIENCED REDUCED ENGINE POWER.  HE PERFORMED A 180 DEGREE TURN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 2, BUT DID NOT MAKE IT TO THE RUNWAY AND LANDED SHORT.  UPON IMPACT THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE NOSE LAND GEAR AND THEN FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ERA12LA539](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA539), Aug 31, 2012: Cessna 172M (N391R), Canadensis, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to attain a proper glidepath.

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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