# Accident 19890513012869A: Cessna 172N, Raleigh, NC, May 13, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 1989, 15:30 local time
- Place: Raleigh, NC
- Airport: Triple W Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5392° N, 78.8300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5392&lon=-78.8300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733VS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733VS) (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 O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 45 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890513012869A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT FLARED TOO LATE ON LANDING. IMPACT WITH RUNWAY CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL AND DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY INTO SWAMP.

## 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 ATL89LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA147), May 13, 1989: Cessna 172N (N733VS), Fuquay, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE STUDENT PILOT TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT GROUND SWERVE. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE…

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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