# Accident 19890805027669A: Cessna R172K, Griswold, CT, August 5, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1989, 10:45 local time
- Place: Griswold, CT
- Airport: Lakeside Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5852° N, 71.9227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Town of Griswold, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5852&lon=-71.9227&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758QB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N758QB-1992-08-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 242 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC89LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890805027669A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED ON LANDING, ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND. ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO TURN LEFT, SETTLED, LEFT RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER.

## 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 NYC89LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89LA192), Aug 5, 1989: Cessna R172K (N758QB), Griswold, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER FLARE BY THE PILOT, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATED AIRSPEED FOR AN ABORTED LANDING (GO-AROUND), WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF AIRCRAFT CONTROL.

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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