# Accident 20031116034921A: Cessna 180, Westerly, RI, November 16, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2003, 13:40 local time
- Place: Westerly, RI
- Airport: Westerly State
- Damage: Destroyed
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.3493° N, 71.8042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3493&lon=-71.8042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N34AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N34AG-2005-11-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 180 (registry code 2072602, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 180
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031116034921A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE RESULT OF AN INFLIGHT COLLISION BETWEEN A CESSNA C-180 AND A PIPER ARCHER. THE CESSNA 180 WAS TAKING OFF FROM RUNWAY 32 AT WESTERLY. AT APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL, THE PIPER ARCHER, ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON THE SAME RUNWAY, STRUCK THE CESSNA FROM ABOVE. AFTER THE IMPACT THE CESSNA PITCHED UP, APPARENTLY STALLED, AND THE DOVE VERTICALLY INTO THE GROUND. THE PIPER WAS ABLE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 32, LOSING ITS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR PRIOR TO COMING TO A STOP.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N2885D, Piper PA28181: [Accident 20031116034922A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031116034922A)

## 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 NYC04FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04FA033), Nov 16, 2003: Cessna 180 (N34AG), Westerly, RI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The Piper pilot's improper decision to continue a landing on an occupied runway, which resulted in an in-flight collision with the departing Cessna. Factors related to the accident were the departing…

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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