# Accident 19890722024639A: Cessna 172P, Cincinnati, OH, July 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 22, 1989, 17:50 local time
- Place: Cincinnati, OH
- Airport: Cincinnati-Blue Ash Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2397° N, 84.3493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2397&lon=-84.3493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52896, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52896-1989-11-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 82 total, 62 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL89LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890722024639A

## Narrative

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

BALLOONED ON LANDING, TRIED TO GO AROUND. DRIFTED LEFT OF  RUNWAY AND CRASHED INTO TREES.

## 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 ATL89LA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL89LA183), Jul 22, 1989: Cessna 172P (N52896), Cincinnati, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER GO-AROUND PROCEDURE OF FULLY RETRACTING THE FLAPS WHICH RESULTED IN THE AIRPLANE MUSHING INTO TREES. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: A MISJUDGEMENT OF FLARE HEIGHT ABOVE THE RUNWAY…

## Other reports on N52896 (1)

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

- [Incident 19861012074469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861012074469I), Oct 12, 1986: Cessna 172P (N52896), Cincinnati, OH. Encountered unforecast deteriorating weather with request for ATC assist to descend through overcast.

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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