# Incident 20140112000549I: Cessna 172N, Lynchburg, VA, January 12, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 12, 2014, 19:50 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4138° N, 79.1422° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lynchburg, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4138&lon=-79.1422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5396D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5396D-2018-12-27) (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: 150 total, 140 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140112000549I

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING AT W24, WIND GUST PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT. LANDING GEAR ON THE GRASS BROKE A RUNWAY LIGHT AND THERE WAS A SMALL DENT ON THE LANDING GEAR.   PILOT WAS FOUND TO BE OUT OF BFR.  HAS BEEN CORRECTED SINCE, BUT LEAD TO COUNSELING RELATED.

## Other reports on N5396D (2)

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

- [Accident 20170915019399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170915019399A), Sep 15, 2017: Cessna 172N (N5396D), Lynchburg, VA, Substantial damage. According to the statement from the pilot: pilot made a normal approach into Falwell Airport with extra speed. Pilot ballooned the aircraft during touchdown.…
- [Accident 19990713043079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990713043079A), Jul 13, 1999: Cessna 172N (N5396D), Denver, CO, No damage. (-23) According to the flight instructor pilot, the student was on base leg and he, the instructor, pulled the power back to simulate an engine failure…

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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