# Accident 19930518014179A: Cessna 172N, Petersburg, OH, May 18, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1993, 14:44 local time
- Place: Petersburg, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9005° N, 80.5406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9005&lon=-80.5406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7355E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7355E-2017-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 162 total, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930518014179A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND ON WET GRASS STRIP. UNABLE TO STOP. RAN INTO TREES OFF 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 BFO93LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA091), May 18, 1993: Cessna 172N (N7355E), Petersburg, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON A WET GRASS STRIP, AND HIS FAILURE TO PERFORM A GO AROUND. THE WET GRASS RUNWAY WAS A FACTOR.

## Other reports on N7355E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19881027060819I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881027060819I), Oct 27, 1988: Cessna 172N (N7355E), Lexington, KY, Minor damage. Made a hard landing. Minor damage to propeller and nose gear. Pilot stated trying to land quickly due to weather.

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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