# Accident 19960803020669A: Cessna 172M, Georgetown, OH, August 3, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1996, 09:45 local time
- Place: Georgetown, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2906° N, 83.8906° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2906&lon=-83.8906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12141, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12141) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 315 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD96LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960803020669A

## Narrative

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

DRAGGED LEFT WING THROUGH TOPS OF CORN OFF EDGE RUNWAY. EXITED NARROW RUNWAY INTO AN EMBANKMENT. (-23) PIC LANDED AIRCRAFT ON PRIVATE AIRSTRIP BORDERED BY CORN FIELDS. LEFT WING OF AIRCRAFT CONTACTED CORN ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY & AIRCRAFT WAS "PULLED" TOWARD THE LEFT. PIC LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL & IMPACTED EMBANKMENT. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS AND THE PIC WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 IAD96LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96LA127), Aug 3, 1996: Cessna 172 (N12141), Midland, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain adequate alignment with the runway and to maintain adequate terrain clearance during landing.

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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