# NTSB FTW92FA098: Cessna 172M, N20059, Oklahoma City, OK, March 26, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: March 26, 1992, 16:10 local (22:10 UTC)
- Place: Oklahoma City, OK
- Coordinates: 35.51929, -97.439994 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5193&lon=-97.4400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 18354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW92FA098
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18354/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA098

## Probable cause

INADVERTENT STALL DURING ABORTED LANDING. FACTORS WERE THE TAILWIND, THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF THE WRONG RUNWAY FOR EXISTING WIND CONDITIONS AND HIS LONG LANDING.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - aborted
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - aborted landing - initiated, pilot in command
  - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- In flight collision with object, descent - uncontrolled
  - object - tree(s)
  - object - fence
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled
  - terrain condition - ground
- Fire, other

## Analysis

THE PILOT LANDED DOWNWIND ON A 3,350 FOOT RUNWAY. AFTER TOUCHING DOWN BEYOND THE MID FIELD POINT, HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE LANDING. A NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE WAS ESTABLISHED ON CLIMBOUT AND THE AIRPLANE STALLED AS THE PILOT INITIATED A LEFT CROSSWIND TURN.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20059](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20059-1992-08-21), registration cancelled 1992-08-21, S/N 17260971 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17260971
- Airframe hours: 3147
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Fire: On-Ground
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Loren M. Koehn
- Registered owner: Loren M. Koehn
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, March 12, 1992, 16 hours before
- Departed: EWK, NEWTON, KS
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: 2EJ, Expressway Airpark, runway 20, 3,350 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; toxicology performed; flight hours: 86 total, 31 in this make and model, 29 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: OKC, 22 nm away

## 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 19920326007519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920326007519A), Mar 26, 1992: Cessna 172M, Oklahoma City, OK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Attempt downwind landing. Unable began nose high go around. Stalled. Hit trees and burned. New pilot on first trip.

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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