# Accident 19920921037639A: Cessna 172P, Fulshear, TX, September 21, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 1992, 21:40 local time
- Place: Fulshear, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.6701° N, 95.9204° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6701&lon=-95.9204&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97489, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97489) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA230) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920921037639A

## Narrative

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

ALTERNATOR FAILED. LOST ELECTRICAL POWER. DARK NIGHT AND NO FLASHLIGHT. LANDED SHORT DURING APPROACH TO AIRPORT.

## 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 FTW92LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA230), Sep 21, 1992: Cessna 172P (N97489), Fulshear, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER POINT OF TOUCHDOWN. FACTORS WERE THE POPPED CIRCUIT BREAKER, THE INOPERATIVE ALTERNATOR, AND THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT.

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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