# Accident 20040320022399A: Cessna 172P, Zelienople, PA, March 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2004, 10:10 local time
- Place: Zelienople, PA
- Airport: Zelienople Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8014° N, 80.1606° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8014&lon=-80.1606&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62058, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62058) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 65 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA089) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040320022399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT OF N62058 WAS MR. CHARLES ROBERT LARKIN, A STUDENT PILOT. AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION, A REVIEW OF MR. LARKIN'S PILOT LOG BOOKS REVEALED THE LACK OF DOCUMENTATION OF GROUND AND FLIGHT TRAINING IN WINDSHEAR AVOIDANCE AND RECOGNITION OF CRITICAL WEATHER. THE WEATHER WAS A MAJOR FACTOR IN THIS ACCIDENT. THE PILOT, MR. LARKIN STATED IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT "DURING THE CLIMB, I EXPERIENCED TURBULENCE HEAVIER THAN WAS ACCUSTOMED TO. DURING THE APPROACH THE TURBULENCE WAS MORE PRONOUNCED. DURING THE FLARE THE BOTTOM DROPPED OUT." THE SURFACE WINDS AT KBVI 1547Z WAS 19009KT. THE WINDS ALOFT FOR KAGC, APPROXIMATELY 28 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST FROM 8G7, VALID FROM 201200Z FOR USE 0900Z TO 1800Z, WAS REPORTED TO BE AT 3000FT FROM 230/38KTS. BOSTON AIRMET TANGO WAS VALID FROM MARCH 20 FROM 0845Z TO 1500Z FOR OCNL MOD TURB BLW 100 DUE TO INCRG LOW/MID LVL FLOW.

## 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 NYC04CA089](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA089), Mar 20, 2004: Cessna 172P (N62058), Zelienople, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing.

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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