# Accident 20020704018149A: Cessna 172N, Fulton, NY, July 4, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2002, 10:00 local time
- Place: Fulton, NY
- Airport: Oswego County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3103° N, 76.4094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3103&lon=-76.4094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6338F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6338F) (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
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD02LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA067) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020704018149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 4, 2002 AT 1045 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, CESSNA 172, N6338F, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AT THE OSWEGO COUNTY AIRPORT (FZY), FULTON, NY. THE PILOT, A CERTIFICATED STUDENT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS PULLED AWAY FROM THE FIREWALL CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THIS AREA. THE ENGINE CONTROLS LINKAGE WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OFTHE NOT GEAR JAMMING TO CABLE BRACKETS AND LINKAGES.

## 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 IAD02LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA067), Jul 4, 2002: Cessna 172 (N6338F), Fulton, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a misaligned, hard landing.

## Other reports on N6338F (2)

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

- [Accident 20110410004919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110410004919A), Apr 10, 2011: Cessna 172N (N6338F), Millville, NJ, Substantial damage. Two pilots where approaching miv where they intended to simulate an instrument approach, the ILS to rwy 10, and make a full stop. The pilot in the left seat…
- [Accident 19950814049199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950814049199A), Aug 14, 1995: Cessna 172 (N6338F), Fulton, NY, Substantial damage. (-16) Aircraft damage was caused by pilot executing a hard landing during an instructional period. [privacy data omitted]

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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