# Accident 20021013036009A: Cessna 172N, Pompano Beach, FL, October 13, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 2002, 14:30 local time
- Place: Pompano Beach, FL
- Airport: Pompano Beach Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.2472° N, 80.1139° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2472&lon=-80.1139&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6542J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6542J-2013-11-08) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 76 total, 76 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021013036009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSPECTORS STATEMENT: ON 10/13/02 AT ABOUT 16:30 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N6542J, REGISTERED TO AMERICAN FLYERS FLIGHT SCHOOL CRASHED INTO THE AIRPORT PROPERTY FENCE SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 10 AT POMPANO AIR PARK (PMP) LOCATED IN POMPANO, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THERE WERE NO SERIOUS INJURIES REPORTED BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. WHEN THE PILOT WAS INTERVIEWED HE STATED THAT AFTER A NORMAL TAKEOFF HE NOTED A LOSS OF ENGINE PERFORMANCE. AT THIS TIME THE AIRCRAFT WAS ABOUT 75-90 FEET IN ALTITUDE AND ABOUT 70% DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT SAID THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN A DESCENT AND THEN HE DECIDED TO TRY TO LAND BACK ON THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED THREE TIMES ON THE RUNWAY BEFORE EXITING THE END OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS AND COLLIDING WITH THE AIRPORT PROPERTY FENCE. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED BUT THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MAJOR DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE RIGHT SIDE AFT OF ENGINE FIREWALL AND TO THE AIRCRAFT CROWN AREA. ENGINE INSPECTION DISCLOSED DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT AND EXHAUST PIPE. THE PROPELLER RECEIVED ONLY MINOR NICKS AND SCRAPES, PROP SPINNER WAS DESTROYED. ON OCTOBER 16, 2002 THE ENGINE WAS TESTED ON THE AIRCRAFT AT POMPANO AIRPORT. MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL FROM AMERICAN FLYERS PERFORMED THE ENGINE RUN WITH ME PRESENT INSIDE THE AIRCRAFT. THE ENGINE RUN DISCLOSED A MAGNETO DROP OF 100 RPM ON LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE AT 1700 RPM, WITH A TAKEOFF RPM OF 2200 RPM, WELL WITHIN THE GREEN RANGE. OIL PRESS AND OIL TEMP. WERE IN THE NORMAL RANGE. THIS TEST WAS PERFORMED SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULTS. THE ENGINE ATTAINED TAKEOFF POWER WITHOUT ANY HESITATION OR ROUGHNESS. POST ENGINE INSPECTION DISCLOSED NO OIL LEAKS OR FURTHER DISCREPANCIES.

## 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 ATL03LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA003), Oct 13, 2002: Cessna 172N (N6542J), Pompano Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N6542J (3)

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

- [Accident 19960421008049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960421008049A), Apr 21, 1996: Cessna 172N (N6542J), Dekalb, IL, Substantial damage. Bounced landing. Began go around CFI cut power as 172 veered off runway. Hit iron pole 500FT off runway. (-23) no narrative.
- [Accident 19930412019749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930412019749A), Apr 12, 1993: Cessna 172N (N6542J), Immokalee, FL, Substantial damage. Bored with training maneuvers descended to a low altitude. Struck wires. Remained aloft. Top tail fin sheared off.
- [Incident 19840506039229I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840506039229I), May 6, 1984: Cessna 172N (N6542J), Chicago, IL. Student allowed aircraft to veer off the runway on the landing roll.

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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