# Accident 19910912039749A: Cessna 172M, Norwood, MA, September 12, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1991, 17:24 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1905° N, 71.1729° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NORWOOD MEML (OWD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1905&lon=-71.1729&mi=10
- Aircraft: N71393, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71393-2013-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 930 total, 30 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC91LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910912039749A

## Narrative

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

ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT ON FINAL. ATTEMPTED GO AROUND REDUCING FLAPS. DRAGGED WING AND CARTWHEELED.

## 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 NYC91LA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC91LA236), Sep 12, 1991: Cessna 172M (N71393), Norwood, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: PREMATURE RETRACTION OF THE WING FLAPS DURING A GO-AROUND WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL WITH INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE FOR RECOVERY. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S LACK OF…

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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