# Accident 19890201001709A: Cessna 172, Galion, OH, February 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 1989, 15:00 local time
- Place: Galion, OH
- Airport: Galion Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7294° N, 82.7895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7294&lon=-82.7895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8121B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8121B-1992-02-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 22 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890201001709A

## Narrative

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

STALLED AND MUSHED TO GROUND TRYING TO MAKE NOSE HIGH GO AROUND WITH FLAPS FULL DOWN AND A DOWNWIND CONDITION.

## 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 ATL89LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA084), Feb 1, 1989: Cessna 172 (N8121B), Galion, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO RETRACT THE FLAPS PRIOR TO ADDING POWER FOR TAKEOFF RESULTING IN A PREMATURE LIFT-OFF, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTIAN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER LIFT-OFF WHICH RESULTED…

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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