# Incident 20161111023419I: Cessna 172N, Lexington, KY, November 11, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2016, 11:59 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9887° N, 84.4777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9887&lon=-84.4777&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739WL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739WL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-360-A1D (registry code 41504, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-360-a1d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360-A1D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 71 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161111023419I

## Narrative

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

AFTER LANDING IN GUSTY WINDS PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Other reports on N739WL (1)

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

- [Incident 19860905059099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860905059099I), Sep 5, 1986: Cessna 172N (N739WL), Wichita, KS, Minor damage. Veered on rollout and departed runway into a ditch. Found brake inoperative due to leaking seal.

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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