# Accident 19971109038929A: Cessna 172L, Cumming, GA, November 9, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 9, 1997, 17:15 local time
- Place: Cumming, GA
- Airport: Mathis Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2891° N, 84.1801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2891&lon=-84.1801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46029, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46029-1998-07-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA98LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA026) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971109038929A

## Narrative

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

PILOT UNABLE TO STOP. ATEMPTED FO AROUND. COLLIDED WITH TREES.            (-23) EDWARD L. BRAINARD, JR., PILOTING CE-172 N46029 OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AT MATHIS AIRPORT (84A) NEAR CUMMING, GA AT APPROX. 1710 EST ON NOV. 9, 1997.  A GO-AROUND ATTEMPT FAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN TREES OFF THE ENDOF THE RUNWAY.  MR. BRAINARD AND HIS PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE.  NO ONE ON THE GROUND WAS INJURED AND THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

## 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 MIA98LA026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA026), Nov 9, 1997: Cessna 172I (N46029), Cummings, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot landed the airplane with a tailwind condition, too long and too fast for the runway conditions.

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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