# Accident 20030607010999A: Cessna 172L, Newburyport, MA, June 7, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 2003, 15:39 local time
- Place: Newburyport, MA
- Airport: Plum Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7958° N, 70.8411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7958&lon=-70.8411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7149Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7149Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 360 total, 200 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030607010999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DISTRIBUTION: ORIGINAL COPY ANE-200, NE-01 MGR., NE-01 SPM, NE-01 FILE, ANE-500 AIR TRAFFIC, AAI-200 VIA FAX 202.267.5265 IN WASHINGTON DC. SEND NTSB CERTIFIED MAIL NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD, NORTHEAST REGIONAL OFFICE, 2001 ROUTE 46, SUITE 504, PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY 07054. ACCIDENT: DATE: JUNE 7, 2003 PLUM ISLAND AIRFIELD NEWBURYPORT MA (2B2) 15:39 EDT ASI: DONALD E. SMALL N7149Q CE-172-L S/N 17260449 FSDO-01 ACCIDENT #BOS 03-011A NTSB #NYC03LA125 FRIDAY 06/06/2003 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED N7149Q, CE-172-L, 6/7/03, INBOUND TO PLUM ISLAND, MA LANDED LONG RUNWAY 10 HITTING A FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY 10 AT 1539 EDT. THE PILOT WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD, NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. NO ATC/AF INVOLVEMENT. THE ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THIS OFFICE ON MONDAY 06/09/03. THE AIRCRAFT OWNER/PILOT STATED THAT HE "LANDED A LITTLE LONG AND A LITTLE FAST (75-80 MPH)." DURING HIS ROLLOUT HE KNEW HE WAS GOING TO NEED THE OVERRUN AREA OF RUNWAY 10. THE PILOT STATED, "DUE TO THE WET CONDITIONS HIS BRAKING WAS NOT VERY GOOD." HE STATED "THERE WAS NOT ANY STANDING WATER ON THE RUNWAY." HE STATED THAT "THE LEFT BRAKE STARTED TO GRAB AND THEN THE RIGHT BRAKE STARTED TO GRAB, AND FINALLY BOTH BEGAN TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT." UNABLE TO STOP IN TIME, THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED THROUGH THE CEDAR RAIL FENCE AT THE END OF RUNWAY 10, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE CONSISTED OF A SMASHED PROPELLER SPINNER, SEVERELY DENTED LEFT NOSE ENGINE COWL, SEVERELY DENTED LEFT WING LEADING EDGE 8-12 INCHES, A SEVERELY BENT LEFT AILERON INBOARD SIDE 12 INCHES, LEFT FLAP SEVERELY BENT 12 INCHES, LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER LEADING EDGE SEVERELY DENTED 3 FEET, AND RIGHT REAR FUSELAGE SEVERELY CAVED IN. THE AIRCRAFT WILL PROBABLY BE A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.

## 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 NYC03LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA125), Jun 7, 2003: Cessna 172L (N7149Q), Newburyport, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point.

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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