# Accident 19890115000699A: Cessna 172N, Richmond, VA, January 15, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 15, 1989, 17:45 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Hanover County Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7597° N, 77.4704° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7597&lon=-77.4704&mi=10
- Aircraft: N901ZZ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N901ZZ-2013-05-10) (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: LYC O320A2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 1 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890115000699A

## Narrative

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

ELECTED TO GO AROUND AFTER FLOATING BUT ALLOWED TORQUE TO TURN PLANE OFF RUNWAY,ABORTED,NOSED OVER IN SOFT GROUND.

## 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 BFO89LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89LA014), Jan 15, 1989: Cessna 172N (N901ZZ), Ashland, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING LANDING AND THE FAILURE TO ACHIEVE SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED DURING THE GO-AROUND TO INITIATE A CLIMB.

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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