# Accident 19920719025869A: Cessna 172P, Kernville, CA, July 19, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 1992, 15:15 local time
- Place: Kernville, CA
- Airport: Kern Valley Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7307° N, 118.3903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7307&lon=-118.3903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5247K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5247K-2013-04-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 6 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920719025869A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG WITH QUARTERING TAIL WIND. UNABLE TO STOP BEGAN GO AROUND BUT STRUCK ROCKS OFF END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 LAX92LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA306), Jul 19, 1992: Cessna 172P (N5247K), Kernville, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY; POORLY PLANNED APPROACH; FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCH DOWN POINT; AND DELAY IN EXECUTING THE GO-AROUND. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE EXISTING…

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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