# Accident 20020921031259A: Cessna 172N, Bumpas, VA, September 21, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 21, 2002, 13:30 local time
- Place: Bumpas, VA
- Airport: Lake Anna Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9656° N, 77.7456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9656&lon=-77.7456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737TG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737TG-2013-09-30) (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 IAD02LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020921031259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON SEPTEMBER 21, 2002, AT ABOUT 1330 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172, N737TG, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT LAKE ANNA AIRPORT (7W4), BUMPAS, VIRGINIA. THE PRIVATE PILOT, CHARLES JOESTEN, WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VFR CONDITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14 CFR, PART 91. THE AIRCRAFT HAD DEPARTED SHANNON AIRPORT (EZF) AND AFTER COMPLETING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS AT TAPPAHANNOCK AIRPORT (W79) THE PILOT ELECTED TO COMPLETE A TAKEOFF AND LANDING AT LAKE ANNA AIRPORT (7W4). ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE PATTERN WAS UNEVENTFUL UNTIL DURING THE FLARE A CROSSWIND GUST PUSHED HIM WELL LEFT OF CENTERLINE. AS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, ENTERED A DITCH, HIT A TREE WITH THE LEFT WING AND SPUN TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT SHUT THE AIRCRAFT DOWN AND EXITED OUT THE PASSENGER DOOR. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT APPROXIMATELY 5-10 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL LIGHT TURBULENCE AND GUSTS. INVESTIGATION OF THE AIRCRAFT CONCLUDED THAT BOTH WINGS WERE HEAVILY DAMAGED POSSIBLY INCLUDING THE SPAR. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE INCLUDED A BENT NOSE GEAR, FIRE WALL, FUSELAGE AFT OF THE LEFT WING AND FORWARD OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER.

## 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 IAD02LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA096), Sep 21, 2002: Cessna 172N (N737TG), Bumpass, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing. A factor was the narrow runway width.

## Other reports on N737TG (1)

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

- [Incident 19900525028669I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900525028669I), May 25, 1990: Cessna 172N (N737TG), Eliot, ME, Minor damage. Lost directional control on crosswind landing. Veered off runway.

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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