# Accident 20030816020099A: Cessna 172RG, Glens Falls, NY, August 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2003, 14:30 local time
- Place: Glens Falls, NY
- Airport: Warren County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.3411° N, 73.6103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3411&lon=-73.6103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9673B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030816020099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS FLYING A FAMILIARIZATION FLIGHT IN THE LOCAL AREA. A WEATHER FRONT APPROACHED THE AIRPORT AND THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON RWY 30 AT GFL. PILOT EXPERIENCED HEAVY WINDS DURING APPROACH, AND TOUCHED DOWN AT THE INTERSECTION OF RW 1-19. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWICE PRIOR TO TOUCHING DOWN. AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY, PILOT MADE A 180 DEGREE TAXI TURN AT WHICH POINT THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE NOSE GEAR AND PROPELLER, NOSE WHEEL WELL TUNNEL, THE FIREWALL WAS BUCKLED, LOWER FUSELAGE SKINS BUCKLED TO 12 INCHES FORWARD OF MAIN GEAR ATTACH FRAME INDICATING DAMAGE TO LONGERONS, STRINGERS AND FRAMES.

## 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 NYC03CA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03CA179), Aug 16, 2003: Cessna 172RG (N9673B), Glens Falls, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during the flare/touchdown, which resulted in a hard landing. Factors in this accident were wind gusts and the pilot's improper decision to land during…

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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