# Incident 20031223033689I: Cessna 172P, Warehouse Point, CT, December 23, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2003, 15:00 local time
- Place: Warehouse Point, CT
- Airport: Skylark Airpark Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9284° N, 72.5764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYLARK AIRPARK (7B6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9284&lon=-72.5764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N63835, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N63835-2018-06-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total, 150 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031223033689I

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER A NORMAL TAXI, AND RUN UP THE PILOT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 28 WITH THE PLAN TO STAY IN THE PATTERN FOR A COUPLE OF TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT IDLE BELOW 900 RPM AND THE AIRSPEED WAS HIGHER THAN USUAL. THE LANDING WAS LONG, AND FAST. THIS RESULTED IN A BOUNCED LANDING. WHILE TAXIING BACK TO THE DEPARTURE END, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT STILL WOULD NOT IDLE BELOW 900 RPM. THE AIRCRAFT WAS TAXIED BACK TO THE RAMP WHERE ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^AIRPORT OWNER AND AIRCRAFT MECHANIC, AS WELL AS ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^ THE AIRCRAFT OWNER, STARTED THE ENGINE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE HIGH IDLE SPEED PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. THE ENGINE COWLING WAS REMOVED TO DETERMINE THE HIGH ENGINE IDLE SPEED PROBLEM. DURING THIS INVESTIGATION DAMAGE WAS NOTED TO ONE TIP OF THE PROPELLER BLADE. THE PILOT STATED THAT A VARIABLE DIRECTION CROSSWIND EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE LANDING, WITH THE WINDS FROM 210 @ 8-10 KNOTS AS REPORTED BY THE BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, (BDL) AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVATION SYSTEM.

## Other reports on N63835 (1)

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

- [Accident 20140910018729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140910018729A), Sep 10, 2014: Cessna 172P (N63835), Port Orange, FL, Substantial damage. Aircraft was on short final to runway 5 At Spruce Creek Airport (7FL6) when the engine quit do to fuel starvation. The aircraft was unable to make the airport…

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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