# Accident 19960720019039A: Cessna 172, Emily, MN, July 20, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1996, 15:00 local time
- Place: Emily, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.7502° N, 93.9601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.7502&lon=-93.9601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7101T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7101T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 125 total, 20 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI96LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA249) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960720019039A

## Narrative

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

LANDED SHORT AND STRUCK AUTOS PARKED ON THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY. HAD 2000 FT MORE RUNWAY AVAILABLE. (-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND WITH AUTOMOBILES PARKED ON THE VERY END OF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT STRUCK AN AUTO, VEERED LEFT, LANDED HARD, AND SKIDDED INTO A TREE. PILOT HAD 2000 FEET OF TURF RUNWAY REMAINING.

## 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 CHI96LA249](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA249), Jul 20, 1996: Cessna 172 (N7101T), Emily, MN, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged his altitude and distance to the runway on final approach, and he failed to maintain obstacle clearance during landing. A factor relating to the accident was: the parked car.

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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