# Incident 20000727027159I: Cessna 172N, Pasco, WA, July 27, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2000, 14:35 local time
- Place: Pasco, WA
- Airport: Tri Cities Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2649° N, 119.1194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at TRI-CITIES (PSC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2649&lon=-119.1194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7589D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7589D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000727027159I

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE PILOT WAS COMPLETING A SIGHT SEEING PLEASURE FLIGHT. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON 21L AT THE TRI-CITIES AIRPORT, AT PASCO, WA., HE WAS OBSERVED TO LAND VERY HARD, THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED, BOUNCED, AND LANDED HARD AGAIN.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS LIMITED TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE WHEEL, AND MINOR FIREWALL WRINKLING.  THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.

## Other reports on N7589D (1)

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

- [Incident 19940423013659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940423013659I), Apr 23, 1994: Cessna 172N (N7589D), Pendleton, OR, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control on rollout. Wind gust caught wing tip. Veered off runway.

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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