# Incident 20171111023969I: Cessna 172N, London, KY, November 11, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 2017, 10:30 local time
- Place: London, KY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 82GS
- Location: 37.1184° N, 84.0779° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of London, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1184&lon=-84.0779&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2962E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2962E) (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 0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 20 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171111023969I

## Narrative

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

COMMERCIAL PILOT STUDENT WAS ON A LONG CROSS COUNTRY STUDENT MISTOOK A FIELD 5 TO 10 MILES NORTH AS THE AIRPORT AT LONDON, KY (LOZ). HE REALIZED IT WAS NOT THE AIRPORT, HAD HIT A WIRE WITH THE PROP DOME AND MADE A GO-AROUND AND LANDED AT THE LONDON, KY AIRPORT. 1 PERSON ON BOARD, NO INJURIES. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE. INCIDENT REPORTED BY THE CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR OF AIRGO, INC FLIGHT SCHOOL. AIRCRAFT LEFT IN LOZ AIRPORT.

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- [Incident 20260510007859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260510007859I), May 10, 2026: Cessna 172N (N2962E), Cahokia, IL, No damage. At 1400L, according to the pilot statements, the aircraft was scheduled for dual instruction with a certified flight instructor (CFI). A thorough preflight and…
- [Incident 20230717017779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230717017779I), Jul 17, 2023: Cessna 172N (N2962E), Cahokia Heights, IL, Minor damage. The student pilot had contacted the CFI before the flight and discussed the approaching convective weather. They determined that the solo flight could…

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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