# Accident 20040529017209A: Cessna 172M, Worcester, MA, May 29, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2004, 12:38 local time
- Place: Worcester, MA
- Airport: Worcester Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2672° N, 71.8756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2672&lon=-71.8756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73704, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73704-2006-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 170 total, 46 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040529017209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 29 AT WORCESTER AIRPORT (ORH) THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND EXITED RUNWAY 29 1300 FEET DOWN AND TO THE LEFT IN A GRASS AREA. MARKS ON THE GROUND INDICATE THAT BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS MADE CONTACT WITH GROUND AS DID THE ENGINE AND PROPELLER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST AT A 45 DEGREE NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET TO THE LEFT OF INTERSECTION OF 29 AND 33, PARALLEL WITH RUNWAY 29. DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIAL, BOTH WINGS WERE BENT UPWARD 2 FEET FROM TIP, FUSELAGE WAS BUCKLED AT WING ATTACH POINT FORWARD OF BACK WINDOW, ENGINE MOUNT WAS BROKEN AT BOTH TOP ATTACH POINTS AND NOSE GEAR WAS SEPARATED FROM LOWER MOUNT AND FOUND 30 FEET FROM AIRCRAFT ALONG WITH CARBURATOR AIRBOX. REPORTED WEATHER WAS WINDS AT 16 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 310 DEGREES, PILOT OBTAINED HIS WEATHER BRIEFING FROM ATIS. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. ON THE THIRD LANDING SURFACE WINDS SHEARED TO CALM AND HE LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT.

## 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 NYC04CA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA134), May 29, 2004: Cessna 172M (N73704), Worcester, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing, and his inadequate compensation for wind conditions. A factor in the accident was the gusting wind.

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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