# Accident 20020430010829A: Cessna 120, Racine, WI, April 30, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2002, 08:10 local time
- Place: Racine, WI
- Airport: Horlick-Racine Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7494° N, 87.8104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7494&lon=-87.8104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6RP-2002-07-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020430010829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST POWER ON APPROACH TO LAND AT RACINE, WI (RAC). ATTEMPTS TO RESTART FAILED. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON FACTORY ROOF, CRASHED THROUGH BLOCK WALL AND CAME TO REST ON GROUND.

## 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 CHI02LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA118), Apr 30, 2002: Cessna 120 (N6RP), Racine, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The inadequate weather evaluation and delayed application of carburetor heat by the pilot, and the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing. The carburetor icing conditions and the…

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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