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Cessna 172N N5085G

14 April 1992 · Sidney, Ohio, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 14 April 1992 at about 20:10 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5085G, operated by Jerry Tabacca, was involved in an accident near Sidney, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 20:10
Classification
Accident
Location
Sidney, Ohio, United States
Nearest airport
Sidney Municipal (I12)
Coordinates
40.2796, -84.1602
Aircraft
Cessna 172N
Registration
N5085G
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Jerry Tabacca
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Columbus → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
NYC92LA077

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRPLANE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER LANDING, WHICH RESULTED IN A DEPARTURE FROM THE RUNWAY AND ENCOUNTER WITH ROUGH TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

SHORTLY AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 22, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ENCOUNTERED ROUGH TERRAIN. THE PILOT SAID THE APPROACH AND LANDING WERE NORMAL. THE WIND WAS LIGHT AT THE TIME OF LANDING. THE PILOT TOLD THE FAA HE DID NOT REMEMBER HAVING HIS FEET ON THE BRAKES DURING LANDING.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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