# Accident 19930919051659A: Cessna 172M, North Kingstown, RI, September 19, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 1993, 09:37 local time
- Place: North Kingstown, RI
- Airport: Quonset State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5974° N, 71.4124° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at QUONSET STATE (OQU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5974&lon=-71.4124&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9931Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9931Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 470 total, 300 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO93LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930919051659A

## Narrative

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

ON SHORT FINAL BANKED TO AVOID SEAGULLS. STALLED. BOUNCED OFF GROUND. RIGHT WING HIT CARTWHEELING AIRCRAFT.

## 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 BFO93LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO93LA179), Sep 19, 1993: Cessna 172 (N9931Q), North Kingstown, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO STALL AS HE WAS MANEUVERING TO AVOID BIRDS ON FINAL APPROACH.

## Other reports on N9931Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20111112026159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111112026159I), Nov 12, 2011: Cessna 172M (N9931Q), Lawrence, MA, Minor damage. 1/12/11 At 12:23 pm EST N9931Q veered off the left side of the runway on takeoff roll on runway 23 in lwm. No injuries or damage to airport equipment reported.…
- [Accident 19800708035809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800708035809A), Jul 8, 1980: Cessna 172 (N9931Q), Turner, ME, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to water loop and lost control causing substantial damage.

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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