# Accident 19920422010629A: Cessna 172M, Shaw Island, WA, April 22, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 1992, 16:35 local time
- Place: Shaw Island, WA
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: GIMA
- Location: 48.5701° N, 122.9592° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5701&lon=-122.9592&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64156, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64156-1992-08-17) (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: 528 total, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920422010629A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND DOWNWIND ON SHORT STRIP. UNABLE. BEGAN GO AROUND. STALLED INTO TREES. FLAPS WERE DOWN. CARB HEAT ON.

## 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 SEA92FA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92FA083), Apr 22, 1992: Cessna 172M (N64156), Shaw Island, WA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A DELAYED GO-AROUND, AND PROCEDURES NOT BEING FOLLOWED. FACTORS INCLUDE A LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OF OPERATION, TREES NEAR THE RUNWAY, AND AN UPHILL RUNWAY SLOPE.

## Other reports on N64156 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760502010229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760502010229A), May 2, 1976: Cessna 172M (N64156), Mecca, CA, Substantial damage. Hit pwr lines 35FT AGL.

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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