# Accident 20170716012429A: Cessna R172K, Naples, ME, July 16, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2017, 14:30 local time
- Place: Naples, ME
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9539° N, 70.5875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9539&lon=-70.5875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736NK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736NK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 667 total, 620 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA252) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170716012429A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING ON BRANDY POND, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE WATER IN A FLAT ATTITUDE AND BOUNCED MULTIPLE TIMES.  NORMAL WATER LANDING CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT, AND GLASSY WATER WAS NOT A FACTOR.  ON THE THIRD BOUNCE THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE RIGHT WHILE ON THE SURFACE, IMPACTING THE WATER WITH THE RIGHT WING.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING STRUT, RIGHT AILERON, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER, AND RIGHT ELEVATOR.  UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THREE OF THE FOUR STRUTS CONNECTING THE FLOATS TO THE FUSELAGE HAD BEEN BROKEN DURING THE LANDING.  ONE OF THE STRUTS PENETRATED THE SKIN OF THE FUSELAGE BELOW THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR.  CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS VERIFIED, AND NO ENGINE DAMAGE WAS OBSERVED.  NO ABNORMALITIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT IN COMMAND IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT.

## 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 ERA17LA252](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA252), Jul 16, 2017: Cessna R172 (N736NK), Naples, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during 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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