# NTSB CHI89LA121: Cessna C172M, N19950, Wadsworth, OH, June 26, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 26, 1989, 17:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Location: 41.0282° N, 81.7981° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WELTZIEN SKYPARK (15G), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0282&lon=-81.7981&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 29, 1991
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 14373
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI89LA121
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/14373/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI89LA121

## Probable cause

PILOT'S POOR PLANNING/DECISION MAKING DURING THE APPROACH AND LANDING PHASE OF FLIGHT, WHICH RESULTED IN A LONG LANDING AND RUNWAY OVERRUN.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - in-flight planning/decision - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - crosswind
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience in type of aircraft, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - wall/barricade (cause)
  - terrain condition - downhill
  - terrain condition - high vegetation
  - object - tree(s)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19950](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N19950-2013-06-07), registration cancelled 2013-06-07, S/N 17260880, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA C172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17260880
- Airframe hours: 4854
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Skypark, Inc.
- Registered owner: Skypark, Inc
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 2, 1989, 50 hours before
- Departed: 15G, WADSWORTH, OH
- Destination: 15G, WADSWORTH, OH
- Airport: 15G, Weltzien Skypark, runway 3, 2,360 × 37 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 32; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 163 total, 3 in this make and model, 82 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 90 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: CAK

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19890626017569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890626017569A), Jun 26, 1989: Cessna 172M, Wadsworth, OH, Substantial damage. Landed long, unable to stop on runway, ran off end through a guardrail and down an embankment. First solo in type.

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.

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