# Incident 20130216002699I: Cessna 172R, Mt Sterling, KY, February 16, 2013

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2013, 16:30 local time
- Place: Mt Sterling, KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0655° N, 83.9488° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mount Sterling, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0655&lon=-83.9488&mi=10
- Aircraft: N426EP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N426EP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 58 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130216002699I

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATED, UPON TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AND A GUST OF WIND HIT THE TAIL OF THE AIRCRAFT FORCING THE NOSE TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND HIT A RUNWAY SIGN WHICH CAUSE THE LT MLG TO COLLAPSE AND THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO A STOP. NO PROPERTY DAMAGE OTHER THAN AIRPORT SIGN. NO INJURIES. NO POST INCIDENT FIRE.

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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