# Accident 19910514015709A: Cessna 172I, Clanton, AL, May 14, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1991, 11:43 local time
- Place: Clanton, AL
- Airport: Gragg-Wade Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8391° N, 86.6208° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8391&lon=-86.6208&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46240, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46240-2025-10-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15 total, 15 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL91LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910514015709A

## Narrative

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

TOO FAR DOWN RUNWAY FOR LANDING. ADDED POWER AND STALLED INITIATING GO AROUND.

## 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 ATL91LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL91LA093), May 14, 1991: Cessna 172I (N46240), Clanton, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE WAS A RELATED FACTOR.

## Other reports on N46240 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730511010499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730511010499A), May 11, 1973: Cessna 172I (N46240), Chillicothe, OH, Substantial damage. Acft ran off end of rwy and down slope.

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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