# Accident 20041104034459A: Cessna 172, Wolfeboro, NH, November 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 4, 2004, 14:45 local time
- Place: Wolfeboro, NH
- Airport: Lakes Region Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5875° N, 71.2661° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5875&lon=-71.2661&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8803B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8803B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD05LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA010) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041104034459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ PILOT IN COMMAND OF CESSNA 8803B WAS THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON THIS FLIGHT. HE WAS ALSO CONDUCTING THE FIRST TOUCH AND GO LANDING. ON THE FLARE PORTION OF THE LANDING, THE CONTROL WHEEL CAUGHT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO PULL THE CONTROL WHEEL BACK ENOUGH TO FLARE AND LAND THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE RUNWAY HARD, RESULTING IN STRUCTURAL DAMAGE.

## 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 IAD05LA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05LA010), Nov 4, 2004: Cessna 172 (N8803B), Wolfeboro, NH, substantial damage. Probable cause: A jammed control wheel during landing. A contributing factor to the accident was the inadequate maintenance inspection of the airplane's flight control system.

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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