# Accident 20021205035769A: Cessna 172M, Moline, IL, December 5, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2002, 19:45 local time
- Place: Moline, IL
- Airport: Quad-City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4790° N, 90.4798° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4790&lon=-90.4798&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80213, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80213) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 100 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021205035769A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON DECEMBER 5, 2002, AT 1945 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N80213, OPERATED BY FLYING COUNTRY CLUB AS A RENTAL AIRPLANE, WAS FOUND TO HAVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AFTER A RENTAL FLIGHT BY A PRIVATE PILOT. NIGHT VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM QUAD CITY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, MOLINE, ILLINOIS, AT 1915. (-23) THE PILOT STATES THAT HE WAS ON BASE TO FINAL FOR RUNWAY 31 AT MOLINE AIRPORT WHEN HE NOTICED SOMETHING OUT OF HIS RIGHT EYE. HE ADDED POWER AND THEN HEARD A NOISE. HE CONTINUED TO LAND ON 31 AT KMLI. UPON REACHING THE HANGAR HE INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT. HE FOUND THE RIGHT WING TIP TO BE DAMAGED. THE NEXT MORNING AFTER FURTHER INSPECTION HE NOTICED THE RIGHT WING ROOT TO HAVE SEVERAL CREASES AND BUBBLING.

## 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 CHI03LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA040), Dec 6, 2002: Cessna 172M (N80213), Moline, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude clearance during a base to final turn on approach. Contributing factors to the accident were the night conditions and the trees.

## Other reports on N80213 (2)

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

- [Incident 20250125000279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250125000279I), Jan 25, 2025: Cessna 172M (N80213), Fort Lauderdale, FL, No damage. Student pilot and CFI performing maneuvers when engine started run ruff, flight crew decided to land on a dirt road in the everglade 14 miles west of opf. No…
- [Incident 20070702013129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070702013129I), Jul 2, 2007: Cessna 172M (N80213), Iowa City, IA, No damage. (-23) Pilot declared emergency due to smoke in the cockpit. Aircraft landed without further incident at iow. Maintenance personnel found that the alternator…

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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