# Accident 20020510009489A: Cessna 172R, Norwood, MA, May 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2002, 12:38 local time
- Place: Norwood, MA
- Airport: Norwood Memorial Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2301° N, 71.5296° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2301&lon=-71.5296&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172EF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172EF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA050) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020510009489A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N172EF, C172, A STUDENT PILOT ON CLOSED PATTERN SUPERVISED SOLO WAS CLEARED TO LAND RUNWAY 28 AT NORWOOD AIRPORT. PILOT EXECUTED A GO-AROUND. AT APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET AGL THE AIRCRAFT APPEARED TO STALL AND SETTLE INTO THE TREES ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF RWY 28 AT 1238 EDT, 05/10/2002. AIRCRAFT DAMAGE WAS SUBSTANTIAL. INJURIES TO THE PILOT WAS A SPRAINED ANKLE. PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD.

## 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 IAD02LA050](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA050), May 10, 2002: Cessna 172 (N172EF), Norwood, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted landing.

## Other reports on N172EF (1)

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

- [Incident 20031229033299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031229033299I), Dec 29, 2003: Cessna 172R (N172EF), Manchester, NH, Minor damage. (-23) Mr. Jeffrey wetmore, PIC of Cessna N172EF, lost control of the aircraft during a touch and go landing. The aircraft went off the left side of the runway,…

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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