# Accident 19920121000679A: Cessna 172I, Gadsden, AL, January 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1992, 19:17 local time
- Place: Gadsden, AL
- Airport: Gadsden Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0797° N, 85.9892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0797&lon=-85.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35308, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35308) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 100 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920121000679A

## Narrative

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

ON PRIVATE FLIGHT TEST BOUNCED LANDING. TRIED GO AROUND DRAGGED A WING. VEERED OFF RUNWAY STRIKING WINDSOCK POLE.

## 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 ATL92LA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA041), Jan 22, 1992: Cessna 172I (N35308), Gadsden, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING BY THE PILOT UNDER EXAMINATION, AND HIS SUBSEQUENT FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. INADEQUATE SUPERVISION BY THE DESIGNATED EXAMINER WAS A FACTOR.

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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