# Accident 19920414009999A: Cessna 172N, Sidney, OH, April 14, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1992, 16:10 local time
- Place: Sidney, OH
- Airport: Sidney Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2796° N, 84.1602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2796&lon=-84.1602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5085G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5085G-1996-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,176 total, 680 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC92LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920414009999A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY ON LANDING ROLL. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 NYC92LA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA077), Apr 14, 1992: Cessna 172N (N5085G), Sidney, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRPLANE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A DEPARTURE FROM THE RUNWAY AND ENCOUNTER WITH ROUGH TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N5085G (1)

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

- [Accident 19950527018069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950527018069A), May 27, 1995: Cessna 172N (N5085G), Weston, WV, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Began go around after touchdown. Stalled during nose high climbout. Possible over gross. Downwind turn. Too slow.

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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