# Accident 20211212021019A: Cessna 172S, Hazleton, PA, December 12, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 12, 2021, 09:00 local time
- Place: Hazleton, PA
- Airport: Hazleton Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9584° N, 75.9746° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9584&lon=-75.9746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215LP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N215LP) (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: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 326 total, 248 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA087) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211212021019A

## Narrative

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

12/12/2021, AT APPROXIMATELY 09:00 EST, HAZELTON REGIONAL AIRPORT (HZL), A CE-172S, N215LP, STRUCK A RUNWAY END LIGHT WHILE EXECUTING A GO AROUND ON RUNWAY 10.  AIRCRAFT FLEW APPROACH TO RUNWAY 10, LANDED LONG, AND STRUCK LIGHT ON RUNWAY 28 SIDE DURING ROLL OUT, BEFORE LIFTING OFF AGAIN IN THE GO AROUND.  AIRCRAFT RETURNED AGAIN FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 10 WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.  POB:  1 / INJURIES:  NONE / DAMAGE:  MINOR.

HZL AWOS-3, 12/12/2021 AT 13:55Z, WINDS 27005KT.

## 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 ERA22LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA087), Dec 12, 2021: Cessna 172S (N215LP), Hazleton, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain proper airspeed on approach in tailwind conditions, which resulted in an extended touchdown, bounced landing, and runway excursion.

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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