# Accident 20210625008179A: Cessna 172S, Tobyhanna, PA, June 25, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 25, 2021, 16:00 local time
- Place: Tobyhanna, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1377° N, 75.3801° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1377&lon=-75.3801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5185U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5185U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 117 total, 117 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210625008179A

## Narrative

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

06/25/2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 16:00L, POCONO MOUNTAINS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (MPO), A CE-172S, N5185U, LOST CONTROL DURING TOUCHDOWN ON RWY 13, VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO GRASS, AND STRUCK A METAL DRAINAGE PIPE.  POB:  1 / INJURIES:  NONE / DAMAGE:  SUBSTANTIAL.

MPO METAR ON 06/25/2021 AT 19:53Z, WINDS 18008G16 = STEADY X-WIND AT 6 KTS. WITH A GUST FACTOR OF 12 KTS.

## 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 ERA21LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA282), Jun 25, 2021: Cessna 172S (N5185U), Mount Pocono, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of aircraft control following a bounced landing.

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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