# Accident 20020714016029A: Cessna 172N, Newport, RI, July 14, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2002, 12:50 local time
- Place: Newport, RI
- Airport: Newport State Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5328° N, 71.2817° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5328&lon=-71.2817&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733NQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733NQ) (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 NYC02LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020714016029A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT RENTED AIRCRAFT FROM HORIZON AVIATION IN WARWICK, RI AND FLEW TO NEWPORT, RI. UPON LANDING THE PILOT PORPOISED AND STRUCK THE PROPELLER ON THE PAVEMENT. ONE PROP BLADE WAS BENT FORWARD AND THE OTHER BLADE WAS BENT BACKWARD. THE FIREWALL SHOWED EVIDENCE OF DAMAGE BY BUCKLING OF THE AIRCRAFT SKIN AT THE FIREWALL ATTACHMENTS RIVETS ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT PROVIDED A NARRATIVE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A PERFECTLY NORMAL APPROACH UNTIL A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE NOSE TO RAISE UP EXCESSIVELY DURING THE FLARE. PILOT KEPT ENGINE AT IDLE AND BOUNCED TWICE ON LANDING ACCORDING TO STATEMENT.

## 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 NYC02LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA145), Jul 14, 2002: Cessna 172N (N733NQ), Middletown, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare. A factor was the shifting wind.

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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