# Accident 19920905035279A: Cessna R172K, Factoryville, PA, September 5, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 5, 1992, 08:00 local time
- Place: Factoryville, PA
- Airport: Seamans Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5607° N, 75.7790° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5607&lon=-75.7790&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1FZ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 10 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920905035279A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING ROLL. RAN OFF SIDE OF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH AND NOSED 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 BFO92LA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA124), Sep 5, 1992: Cessna 172XP (N1FZ), Factoryville, PA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

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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