# Accident 19920530018479A: Cessna 172L, Yakima, WA, May 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 1992, 11:20 local time
- Place: Yakima, WA
- Airport: Yakima Air Terminal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7191° N, 120.4094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7191&lon=-120.4094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7583G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7583G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 654 total, 612 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA92LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920530018479A

## Narrative

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

HIGH AND FAST ON FINAL ADDED FULL FLAPS,SLOWED AIRCRAFT TOO MUCH,LANDED SHORT,HIT RUNWAY LIGHT THEN RIGHT WING TIP.

## 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 SEA92LA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA117), May 30, 1992: Cessna 172L (N7583G), Yakima, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER DESCENT RATE AND INADEQUATE REMEDIAL ACTION.

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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