# Accident 19920729028069A: Cessna 172F, Lubbock, TX, July 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1992, 07:00 local time
- Place: Lubbock, TX
- Airport: Town & Country Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5892° N, 101.8510° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5892&lon=-101.8510&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5718R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920729028069A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT OF RUNWAY ON PRACTICE ENGINE OUT. CFI FAILED TO CORRECT HIGH SINK RATE CFI HAD NO MEDICAL.

## 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 FTW92LA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA193), Jul 29, 1992: Cessna 172F (N5718R), Lubbock, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT UNDER INSTRUCTION MISJUDGED HIS DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE DURING A SIMULATED FORCED LANDING, AND THE CFI FAILED TO TAKE TIMELY ACTION TO PREVENT THE ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF HIS ALCOHOLIC…

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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