# Accident 19900802029559A: Cessna 172N, Tangier, VA, August 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 1990, 16:15 local time
- Place: Tangier, VA
- Airport: Tangier Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8204° N, 75.9901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8204&lon=-75.9901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1516E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1516E-2021-01-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900802029559A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED AND PORPOISED ON LANDING DAMAGING THE NOSE GEAR. BLAMED RIPPLES IN RUNWAY.

## 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 BFO90LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA068), Aug 2, 1990: Cessna 172N (N1516E), Tangier Island, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM A BOUNCED LANDING AND PREMATURE RAISING OF THE FLAPS.

## Other reports on N1516E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20190703009109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190703009109A), Jul 3, 2019: Cessna 172N (N1516E), Montville, ME, Destroyed. On July 3, 2019 N1516E, a C-172N was flying low altitude operations (300 feet) over a field at hidden valley camp in monteville, ME for the purposes of…

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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