# Accident 19930716024329A: Cessna 172P, Summerdale, AL, July 16, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1993, 19:30 local time
- Place: Summerdale, AL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4809° N, 87.6998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4809&lon=-87.6998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65735, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65735) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 207 total, 102 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA129) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930716024329A

## Narrative

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

LANDED MIDFIELD ON SHORT WET SOD STRIP. UNABLE STOP. RAN OFF END. JUMPED DITCH AND STRUCK TREES.

## 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 ATL93LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93LA129), Jul 17, 1993: Cessna 172 (N65735), Summerdale, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT.

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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