# Accident 20010826026159A: Cessna 172M, Danbury, CT, August 26, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2001, 11:02 local time
- Place: Danbury, CT
- Airport: Danbury Municipal
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4002° N, 73.4707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4002&lon=-73.4707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9869Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9869Q) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA219) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010826026159A

## Narrative

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

(.19)ON AUGUST 26, 2001, AT 1102 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N98 69Q, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE WHILE LANDING AT DANBURY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DANBURY, CONNECTICUT. THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE PERSONAL FLIGHT THAT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. ACCORDING TO AN INSPECTOR FROM THE FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA), THE PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 17. THE AIRPLANE BOUNCED ABOUT FIVE OR SIX TIMES, AND THEN CAME TO REST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD AN AIRSPEED INDICATOR PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE FAA, RUNWAY 17 WAS 3,135 FEET LONG AND 100 FEET WIDE. THE 1053 WEATHER OBSERVATION AT DANBURY, REPORTED THE WINDS WERE FROM 170 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS. (-23) N9869Q, CESSNA 172M, LANDED AT DANBURY AIRPORT, RUNWAY 17 AND BOUNCED 5 TO 6 TIMES PRIOR TO ROLLING OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS AREA AT 11:02 AM ON 08/26/01. THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE WAS FLAT AND THE FIREWALL IS BENT FROM THE NOSE GEAR HITTING THE GROUND. THE PROPELLER BLADES AR                                                     E BOTH BENT, ONE AT ABOUT 6 INCHES FROM THE TIP AND THE OTHER ABOUT 12 INCHES FROM THE TIP.

## 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 NYC01LA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA219), Aug 26, 2001: Cessna 172M (N9869Q), Danbury, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: An inoperative airspeed indicator and the pilot's improper recovery from the bounced landing.

## Other reports on N9869Q (2)

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

- [Incident 20181130023089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181130023089I), Nov 30, 2018: Cessna 172M (N9869Q), Fort Smith, AR, Minor damage. On 11/30/2018 at 0932 local, a 1975 Cessna 172M, N9869Q, serial number 17265813. Register to Fort Smith flying club inc. at Fort Smith Regional Airport (kfsm)…
- [Accident 19810629066009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810629066009A), Jun 29, 1981: Cessna 172M (N9869Q), Hornell, NY, Substantial damage. On second landing attempt, touched down 400 feet from departure end of runway. Ran off end into a ditch, nosed over

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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