# Accident 19920326007519A: Cessna 172M, Oklahoma City, OK, March 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1992, 16:10 local time
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Airport: Expressway Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5193° N, 97.4400° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5193&lon=-97.4400&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20059, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20059-1992-08-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 86 total, 31 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920326007519A

## Narrative

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

ATTEMPT DOWNWIND LANDING. UNABLE BEGAN NOSE HIGH GO AROUND. STALLED. HIT TREES AND BURNED. NEW PILOT ON FIRST TRIP.

## 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 FTW92FA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA098), Mar 26, 1992: Cessna 172M (N20059), Oklahoma City, OK, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADVERTENT STALL DURING ABORTED LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE TAILWIND, THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY FOR EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS AND HIS LONG LANDING.

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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