# Accident 20020921024479A: Cessna 172S, Boyne Falls, MI, September 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2002, 17:15 local time
- Place: Boyne Falls, MI
- Airport: Boyne Mountain Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1598° N, 84.9104° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1598&lon=-84.9104&mi=10
- Aircraft: N784SA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N784SA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020921024479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED HARD ON RWY 35 AT BOYNE FALLS, MI. (KBFA). PHONE CALL ON 9-24-02 WITH PILOT CONFIRMED THE HARD LANDING AND MAINT. INSPECTOR MILLER OF THE GRR-FSDO LOOKED AT AIRCRAFT AND CONFIRMED DAMAGE AT THE TULIP CITY AIRPORT IN HOLLAND, MI. ON 09-24-02.

## 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 CHI02LA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA291), Sep 21, 2002: Cessna 172S (N784SA), Boyne Falls, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare during 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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