# Accident 19920907035319A: Cessna 172, Groveport, OH, September 7, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 7, 1992, 14:20 local time
- Place: Groveport, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8594° N, 82.8909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8594&lon=-82.8909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6044A, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6044A-1993-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 841 total, 402 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO92LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920907035319A

## Narrative

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

UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ON SHORT ROUGH STRIP. ABORTED. HIT A SOFT MUD AREA 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 BFO92LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA128), Sep 7, 1992: Cessna 172 (N6044A), Groveport, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING BY SELECTING UNSUITABLE SOFT TERRAIN WHICH RESULTED IN A NOSE OVER DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF.

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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