# Accident 19910723029649A: Cessna 172N, Napa, CA, July 23, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1991, 19:45 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Simulated Forced Landing/Tkof
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: AWQR
- Location: 38.5496° N, 122.1493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5496&lon=-122.1493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5352D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5352D-1993-05-13) (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
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,502 total, 450 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX91LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA325) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910723029649A

## Narrative

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

CARRIED OUT PRACTICE FORCED LANDING TOO LOW AND SLOW IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. LOST CONTROL,STALLED, IMPACTED,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 LAX91LA325](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91LA325), Jul 24, 1991: Cessna 172N (N5352D), Napa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE CFI'S FAILURE TO INITIATE THE GO-AROUND MANEUVER IN A TIMELY MANNER, AND HIS FAILURE TO TERMINATE THE SIMULATED EMERGENCY MANEUVER AT A PROPER ALTITUDE. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE GUSTY…

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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