# Accident 19910403008299A: Cessna 172N, North Liberty, IN, April 3, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 1991, 19:00 local time
- Place: North Liberty, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5303° N, 86.4293° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5303&lon=-86.4293&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737VP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737VP-1992-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 498 total, 2 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910403008299A

## Narrative

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

LOW PASS OVER MUDDY,ROUGH FARM STRIP. CONTACTED GROUND. TRIED GO AROUND AND STRUCK A DITCH. HAD FULL FLAPS.

## 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 CHI91LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA124), Apr 4, 1991: Cessna C172N (N737VP), North Liberty, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT TOUCHDOWN AND INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION. RELATED FACTORS ARE THE LOW PASS MANEUVER, AND THE SOFT TERRAIN.

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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