# Accident 19890626017569A: Cessna 172M, Wadsworth, OH, June 26, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1989, 17:45 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Airport: Weltzien Skypark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0282° N, 81.7981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WELTZIEN SKYPARK (15G), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0282&lon=-81.7981&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19950, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19950-2013-06-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 163 total, 3 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890626017569A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG, UNABLE TO STOP ON RUNWAY, RAN OFF END THROUGH A GUARDRAIL AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. FIRST SOLO IN TYPE.

## 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 CHI89LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA121), Jun 26, 1989: Cessna C172M (N19950), Wadsworth, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S POOR PLANNING/DECISION MAKING DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LONG LANDING AND RUNWAY OVERRUN.

## Other reports on N19950 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19870926069989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870926069989I), Sep 26, 1987: Cessna 172M (N19950), Put In Bay, OH, Minor damage. While taxiing to parking, the wing tip hit N1248U which was parked. The pilot misjudged distance between aircraft.

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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