# Incident 20030314008869I: Cessna 172N, West Palm Beach, FL, March 14, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2003, 12:45 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Lorth Palm Beach County Gen Av
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: PLHA
- Location: 26.7153° N, 80.0534° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Palm Beach, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7153&lon=-80.0534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N902FA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N902FA) (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 O320*
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030314008869I

## Narrative

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

(-23) JASON BUDICK, A STUDENT PILOT WAS BEING OBSERVED BY HIS INSTRUCTOR, ZOEY GUNN MAKING PRACTICE LANDINGS AT NORTH COUNTY AIRPORT, FLORIDA. ON HIS THIRD LANDING ON RUNWAY 8R, THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY, THRU THE GRASS, ACROSS RUNWAY 13, A TAXIWAY, AND CAME TO A STOP IN A DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT ALSO HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, PROPELLER, ENGINE COWLING AND DISTORTED BOTH THE ENGINE FIREWALL AND DOOR POSTS. STATEMENTS FROM THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE PROVIDED TO THE FAA FORT LAUDERDALE OFFICE.

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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