# Accident 19921111047459A: Cessna 172M, Olympia, WA, November 11, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 11, 1992, 16:50 local time
- Place: Olympia, WA
- Airport: Gower Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.0999° N, 123.0607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0999&lon=-123.0607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13400, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13400) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 629 total, 145 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA93LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921111047459A

## Narrative

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

CAME IN HIGH AND FAST FOR LANDING ON WET GRASS RUNWAY. UNABLE TO STOP,SLID INTO TREES NEAR END OF RUNWAY.

## 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 SEA93LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA021), Nov 11, 1992: Cessna 172M (N13400), Olympia, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POOR INFLIGHT DECISION, AND EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED ON FINAL. FACTORS INCLUDE A WET TURF RUNWAY, AND TREES ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.

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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