# Incident 20211001016599I: Cessna 172H, Clarksdale, MS, October 1, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 1, 2021, 13:15 local time
- Place: Clarksdale, MS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1938° N, 90.5686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clarksdale, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1938&lon=-90.5686&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46940, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46940) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,681 total, 755 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211001016599I

## Narrative

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

CLARKSDALE, MS: N46940, C172, STRUCK A SAND DUNE WHILE LANDING ON A MISSISSIPPI RIVER SAND BAR AS PART OF A RECREATIONAL FLIGHT. THE IMPACT CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WINGTIP AND RESULTED IN A PROPELLER STRIKE.

POB: 1

INJURIES: NONE

DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN.

10/01/2021 1800Z

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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