# Accident 19920413009709A: Cessna 172I, Knightdale, NC, April 13, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1992, 14:13 local time
- Place: Knightdale, NC
- Airport: Raleigh East Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7891° N, 78.4803° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7891&lon=-78.4803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8471L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8471L-1996-07-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 135 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920413009709A

## Narrative

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

BLOWN OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING BY CROSSWIND. BEGAN NOSE HIGH GO AROUND,LEFT WING STALLED,HIT GROUND,CAUSED CARTWHEEL.

## 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 ATL92LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA077), Apr 13, 1992: Cessna 172I (N8471L), Knightdale, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR CROSSWIND CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE CROSSWIND CONDITIONS AT THE AIRPORT.

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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