# Accident 19920802028579A: Cessna 172K, Rockledge, FL, August 2, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1992, 00:18 local time
- Place: Rockledge, FL
- Airport: Rockledge Airpark Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.3091° N, 80.7203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.3091&lon=-80.7203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1196M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1196M-2003-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- Pilot flight hours: 771 total, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920802028579A

## Narrative

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

STALLED ON CLIMBOUT AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO MAKE A NIGHT LANDING. LACKED CURRENT NIGHT TIME.

## 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 MIA92FA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92FA158), Aug 2, 1992: Cessna 172K (N1196M), Rockledge, FL, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED DURING THE FINAL APPROACH RESULTING IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF RECENT EXPERIENCE IN THE TYPE…

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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