# Incident 20010818028169I: Cessna 172N, Richmond, VA, August 18, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 18, 2001, 15:00 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Chesterfield County Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73852, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73852) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 665 total, 475 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010818028169I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT STALLED APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY. A SUBSEQUENT HARD LANDING CAUSED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N73852 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780421013039I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780421013039I), Apr 21, 1978: Cessna 172N (N73852), Dickensonville, VA, Minor damage. Engine oil pressure dropped to zero & engine stopped. Landed on highway. Oil pump AD not complied with yet.

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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