# Accident 19921010041529A: Cessna 172M, Fairfield, CA, October 10, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 10, 1992, 19:47 local time
- Place: Fairfield, CA
- Airport: Travis Afab Aero Club Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2810° N, 121.9202° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2810&lon=-121.9202&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80780, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80780-1993-09-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 405 total, 6 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX93FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921010041529A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND FAST. BEGAN BELATED GO AROUND. STRUCK POWER POLE OFF END RUNWAY. CARB HEAT ON. FAILED TO CLIMB.

## 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 LAX93FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA007), Oct 11, 1992: Cessna 172M (N80780), Fairfield, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DELAY IN INITIATING A GO-AROUND DURING A NIGHT LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT MISJUDGING DISTANCE AND SPEED RESULTING A OVERSHOOTING THE TOUCHDOWN, 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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