# Accident 19920723026879A: Cessna 172M, South Charlesto, WV, July 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 1992, 19:15 local time
- Place: South Charlesto, WV
- Airport: Mallory Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7395° N, 81.8401° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7395&lon=-81.8401&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12921, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12921-1992-10-07) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 155 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920723026879A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED LANDING. BEGAN NOSE HIGH GO AROUND FULL FLAPS. STALLED INTO TREES.

## 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 BFO92LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA111), Jul 23, 1992: Cessna 172 (N12921), Charleston, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED TO OUTCLIMB OBSTACLES.

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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