# Accident 19910822036199A: Cessna 172E, Harbor Springs, MI, August 22, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 22, 1991, 18:30 local time
- Place: Harbor Springs, MI
- Airport: Harbor Springs Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4309° N, 84.9800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4309&lon=-84.9800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3891S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3891S-1993-06-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 96 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA269) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910822036199A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. GUST BLEW AIRCRAFT OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY. BEGAN GO AROUND AND LOST CONTROL.

## 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 CHI91LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA269), Aug 22, 1991: Cessna 172E (N3891S), Harbor Springs, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCIDENT WAS HIS DELAY IN INITIATING THE GO-AROUND.

## Other reports on N3891S (2)

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

- [Accident 19840729060289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840729060289A), Jul 29, 1984: Cessna 172E (N3891S), Urbana, OH, Substantial damage. Engine quit on final approach for landing from fuel exhaustion. Aircraft hit trees and pitched nose down.
- [Accident 19781228040939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781228040939A), Dec 28, 1978: Cessna 172D (N3891S), Albany, NY, Substantial damage

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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