# Accident 20020306005269A: Cessna 172N, Bunnell, FL, March 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 2002, 11:45 local time
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Airport: Flagler County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.4639° N, 81.2117° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4639&lon=-81.2117&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75908, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75908-2004-08-11) (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: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020306005269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT HAD JUST COMPLETED A BANNER TOW OPERATION. THERE WERE TWO PILOTS ON BOARD, THE PILOT IN THE RIGHT SEAT WAS RECEIVING INSTRUCTION ON BANNER TOWER PROCEDURES. AFTER A NORMAL BANNER DROP THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO PATTERN ALTITUDE AND ENTERED A LEFT DOWN WIND FOR RUNWAY 06 AT FLAGLER COUNTY AIRPORT. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TURNED BASE TO FINAL FOR RUNWAY 06 IT REMAINED IN A LEFT BANK TURNING PAST THE RUNWAY HEADING AND IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE DOWN WITH A BANK ANGLE OF 90 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND IN THE TREES RESTING ON ITS NOSE WITH THE TAIL STRAIGHT UP. BOTH PILOTS RECEIVED FATAL INJURIES. SEVERAL TRAINING AIRCRAFT FROM EMBRY RIDDLE UNIVERSITY WERE OPERATING AT OR NEAR THE AIRPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. ALL OF THE STUDENTS AND INSTRUCTORS OF THESE AIRCRAFT REPORTED HEARING THE PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AND STATE THAT HE HAD LOST AILERON CONTROL. INSPECTION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED A BADLY RUSTED AND BROKEN AILERON CABLE AND A RUSTED AND BROKEN FLAP CABLE. SEE INSPECTOR STATEMENT FOR DETAILS.

## 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 MIA02FA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02FA066), Mar 6, 2002: Cessna 172N (N75908), Bunnell, FL, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: Inadequate maintenance inspection of the airplane by comapny maintenance personnel which resulted in corrosion in an aileron control cable going undetected, failure of the aileron control cable, and…

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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