# Accident 19890805027659A: Cessna R172K, Vincennes, IN, August 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1989, 10:00 local time
- Place: Vincennes, IN
- Airport: O'Neal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6766° N, 87.5100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vincennes, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6766&lon=-87.5100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N736JM-1990-03-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360KB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,030 total, 200 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI89LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890805027659A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG ON DAMP GRASS RUNWAY. UNABLE TO STOP, RAN OFF END,HIT A DITCH AND OVER TURNED.

## 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 CHI89LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA161), Aug 5, 1989: Cessna R172K (N736JM), Vincennes, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT HAD EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED, MISJUDGED THE LANDING DISTANCE, AND DID NOT GO AROUND. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS WERE: THE PILOT MISREAD WIND INFORMATION AND SELECTED THE WRONG RUNWAY. ALSO, THE…

## Other reports on N736JM (1)

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

- [Incident 19890211001869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890211001869I), Feb 11, 1989: Cessna R172K (N736JM), Vincennes, IN, Minor damage. Landed downwind to eliminate sun glare. Snow and ice on runway. Braking poor. Ran off runway into a ditch.

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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