# Accident 19920930039309A: Cessna 172K, Taylor Road, AK, September 30, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1992, 14:00 local time
- Place: Taylor Road, AK
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 64.7103° N, 164.6197° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.7103&lon=-164.6197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79046, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79046-1992-11-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 540 total, 420 in this make and model, 102 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC92LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920930039309A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTING LANDING ON ROAD. WIND GUST CAUSED AIRCRAFT TO SETTLE IN TREES ON SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT.

## 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 ANC92LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC92LA182), Sep 30, 1992: Cessna 172 (N79046), Taylor Road, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE GUSTING CROSSWINDS AND THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN THIS TYPE OPERATION.

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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