# Incident 20020513014709I: Cessna 172N, Aiken, SC, May 13, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2002, 09:50 local time
- Place: Aiken, SC
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5316° N, 81.7251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aiken, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5316&lon=-81.7251&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4881E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4881E) (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: 15,485 total, 400 in this make and model, 72 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020513014709I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 22, 2002, THIS OFFICE RECEIVED INFORMATION THAT AN INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED ON MAY 13, 2002 AT A PRIVATE LANDING STRIP LOCATED IN AIKEN, SC. THE PILOT/OWNER OF N4881E, A CESSNA 172N WAS ACTING AS PILOT IN COMMAND DURING THE APPROACH TO LANDING AT THE FIELD. MR. BONADIES, AN ATP RATED PILOT WAS THE ONLY OTHER OCCUPANT, AND WAS SITTING IN THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT AND WAS ACTING AS PILOT AND COMMAND FOR THE FINAL APPROACH TO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A WIRE PERIMETER FENCE. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE GROUND HARD WITH THE LANDING GEAR AND ROLLED TO A COMPLETE STOP. BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE NOT INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N4881E (1)

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

- [Incident 20230424007049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230424007049I), Apr 24, 2023: Cessna 172N (N4881E), Springfield, MO, No damage. During manuvers over an open field for an engine out excercise. Engine power could not be restored during simulated engine failure. CFI took over controls 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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