# Accident 20000829008819A: Cessna 172S, Dunkirk, NY, August 29, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 2000, 10:15 local time
- Place: Dunkirk, NY
- Airport: Chautauqua County/Dunkirk Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4702° N, 79.3300° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4702&lon=-79.3300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N803SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N803SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC00LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA243) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000829008819A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. RUYAK WAS THE PIC OF N8035P, AC-172, AT THE TIME OF AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING THAT A/C AT APPROX. 10:15 AM, THE SAME DAY AT CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY AIRPORT, DUNKIRK, NY. MR. RUYAK STATED THAT HE REQUESTED AN AIRPORT ADVISORY FROM DUNKIRK UNICOM, WAS ADVISED THE WIND WAS VAIABLE AT 8 KNOTS AND THAT TRAFFIC WAS USING RUNWAY 33. ONE LIGHT TWIN A/C WAS ESTABLISHED IN THE PATTERN FOR RUNWAY 33 AND HE JOINED THE LEFT DOWNWIND WITH THE INTENT OF FOLLOWING THE PRIOR A/C TO A LANDING ON RUNWAY 33. HIS FINAL APPROACH WAS HIGH AND HIS FINAL APPROACH SPEED WAS HIGH. HE TOUCHED DOWN LONG, BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE ARRESTING PORPOISE, AND THEN REALIZED INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINED TO STOP PRIOR TO THE END. HE INITIATED A GO-AROUND BY RETRACTING THE FLAPS AND THEN SELECTING FULL POWER. MR. RUYAK WAS UNABLE TO ATTAIN FLYING SPEED BEFORE THE A/C CROSSED THE END OF THE PAVEMENT WHILE STILL ON THE GROUND. THE A/C SKIPPED OVER PART OF A DITCH AND IMPACTED THE OTHER SIDE NOSE FIRST. THE A/C SUBSEQUENTLY SKIDDED ON THE NOSE UNTIL COMING TO REST INVERTED. ALL OCCUPANTS ESCAPED THE A/C WITHOUT EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE. NONE OF THE OCCUPANTS SUFFERED ANYTHING MORE THAN MINOR MUSCLE STRAIN INJURIES.

## 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 NYC00LA243](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA243), Aug 29, 2000: Cessna 172 (N803SP), Dunkirk, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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