# Incident 20040808020329I: Cessna 172L, Plymouth, MI, August 8, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 8, 2004, 11:05 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MI
- Airport: Mettetal-Canton Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3712° N, 83.4676° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plymouth, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3712&lon=-83.4676&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4330Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4330Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 233 total, 230 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040808020329I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE INCIDENT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 8, 2004 AT METTETAL AIRPORT (1D2) CANTON, MICHIGAN, WHILE PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. THE THIRD AND FINAL APPROACH WAS REPORTED AS ABOVE NORMAL LANDING SPEED BY THE AIRPORT MANAGER (DOUGLAS R. KITZE). ALL THREE LANDING GEARS TOUCHED DOWN SIMULTANEOUSLY AND DUE TO HIGH RATE OF SPEED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, HIT A TAXIWAY SIGN, AND STOPPED.

## Other reports on N4330Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19900725028469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900725028469A), Jul 25, 1990: Cessna 172L (N4330Q), Plymouth, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft didnt feel right on takeoff. Aborted ran off end hit road curb. Nosed over. Main tires flat by braking.

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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