# Accident 19900531018249A: Cessna 172, Richmond, VA, May 31, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1990, 08:25 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Chesterfield County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4009° N, 77.4501° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4009&lon=-77.4501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51706 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900531018249A

## Narrative

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

LEFT OF RUNWAY ON APPROACH. BEGAN GO AROUND BUT AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN OFF RUNWAY. NO CFI DUAL IN THREE MONTHS.

## 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 BFO90LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA051), May 31, 1990: Cessna 172P (N51706), Chesterfield, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS AND FAILURE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT.

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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