# Accident 20040409005689A: Cessna 172P, Westfield, MA, April 9, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2004, 11:10 local time
- Place: Westfield, MA
- Airport: Barnes Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.1575° N, 72.7156° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.1575&lon=-72.7156&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5425K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5425K) (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: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA102) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040409005689A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 9, 2004, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS MAKING HER FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 02 AT BARNES AIRPORT (KBAF) FOR A CLOSED LEFT TRAFFIC PATTERN. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 02 THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND VEERING OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY BEFORE COMING TO REST. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND NO PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE RUNWAY OR RUNWAY LIGHTS. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL AND WAS CONFINED TO THE NOSE GEAR, FIREWALL, LEFT MAIN GEAR AND PROPELLER.

## 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 NYC04CA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA102), Apr 9, 2004: Cessna 172P (N5425K), Westfield, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare and his failure to maintain aircraft control while landing.

## Other reports on N5425K (2)

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

- [Accident 20071226831289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071226831289A), Dec 26, 2007: Cessna 172P (N5425K), Northampton, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) While practicing short field take offs, aircraft veered to left of runway 32 and contacted snow off runway. Aircraft continued to head into snow and left…
- [Incident 20041029028649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041029028649I), Oct 29, 2004: Cessna 172P (N5425K), Westfield, MA, Minor damage. (-23) Student was on his initial solo at Barnes Municipal Airport doing take offs and landings on runway 20. Winds were out of 190@8KNTS. On his final 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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