# Accident 19920504013239A: Cessna 172N, Parkdale, OR, May 4, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 1992, 10:00 local time
- Place: Parkdale, OR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: VOCA
- Location: 45.4294° N, 121.6307° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4294&lon=-121.6307&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5096E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5096E-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,750 total, 500 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920504013239A

## Narrative

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

NOSED OVER LANDING ON TILLED SOD PORTION OF PRIVATE STRIP.

## 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 SEA92LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA090), May 4, 1992: Cessna 172N (N5096E), Parkdale, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR LANDING. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT DIRT RUNWAY SURFACE.

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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