# Accident 20020711032659A: Cessna 172N, West Milford, NJ, July 11, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2002, 13:45 local time
- Place: West Milford, NJ
- Airport: Greenwood Lake Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.1286° N, 74.3458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1286&lon=-74.3458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1502E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1502E-2002-10-21) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020711032659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED HE WAS HIGH ON APPROACH WITH VASI WHITE/WHITE, FLAPS 10 DEGREES WITH 70-75KIAS, AIRSPEED INCREASING WHEN HE PULLED BACK ON CONTROL WHEEL AS MAINS TOUCHED RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED HIGH AND SUBSEQUENTLY TOUCHED DOWN IN A NOSE LOW ATTITUDE 18'9" LEFT OF CENTERLINE OF THE 60' WIDE RUNWAY, APPROXIMATELY 920 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE 4000 FOOT RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT THEN VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY STRIKING ONE RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT AND CONTINUING 466' FEET THROUGH THE GRASS MEDIAN BEFORE COMING TO A STOP ON THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. WITNESSES REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG, BOUNCED HIGH THEN DISAPPEARED FROM VIEW BEHIND TERRAIN.

## 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 NYC02LA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA134), Jul 11, 2002: Cessna 172 (N1502E), West Milford, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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