# Accident 19920726027659A: Cessna 172D, Fairhope, AL, July 26, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 1992, 14:30 local time
- Place: Fairhope, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5096° N, 87.8800° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5096&lon=-87.8800&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2521Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2521Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 700 total, 400 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920726027659A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON SHORT FINAL. IMPACED SHORT OF PRIVATE STRIP. SHEARED NOSE WHEEL. FORK DUG IN. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 ATL92LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA146), Jul 26, 1992: Cessna 172 (N2521Y), Fairhope, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED DURING FINAL APPROACH WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL AND AN UNCONTROLLED COLLISION WITH THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

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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