# Accident 19920501013049A: Cessna 172M, Amelia, VA, May 1, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1992, 10:45 local time
- Place: Amelia, VA
- Airport: Hill Top Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3392° N, 77.9601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3392&lon=-77.9601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20209, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20209-2013-06-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920501013049A

## Narrative

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

BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW. ELECTED LAND SHORT FIELD. LOOKED TOO FAST. BEGAN GO AROUND HIT EMBANKMENT ON CLIMBOUT.

## 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 BFO92LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA053), May 1, 1992: Cessna 172M (N20209), Amelia, VA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE THAT RESULTED IN AN LANDING OVERRUN AND COLLISION WITH AN EMBANKMENT. CONTRIBUTING WAS FAILURE TO INITIATE A GO AROUND AND INADEQUATE SUPERVISION.

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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