# NTSB investigations: Cessna 172M, 2002

NTSB aviation accident and incident investigations since 1962: the probable cause, findings, aircraft, crew, weather and docket of each, linked to the FAA registry and the FAA’s own reports.

## Latest cases

- [NTSB CHI03LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA040.md): Cessna 172M · Moline, IL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 6, 2002 · N80213 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain altitude clearance during a base to final turn on approach. Contributing factors to the accident were the night conditions and the trees.
- [NTSB FTW03LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA056.md): Cessna 172M · Vici, OK · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Dec 3, 2002 · N4470R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's departure and continued flight into adverse weather conditions. Contributing factors were the icing conditions, and the lack of suitable terrain for the precautionary landing.
- [NTSB LAX03LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA033.md): Cessna 172M · Rosamond, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 16, 2002 · N548RM · Substantial damage
  > The fatigue failure of left main landing gear strut at the upper fuselage aft attachment hole, which resulted in the collapse of the left main landing gear during the landing roll.
- [NTSB ANC03LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC03LA014.md): Cessna 172 · Anchorage, AK · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 9, 2002 · N80948 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to adequately remove frost/ice from the airplane which resulted in an inadvertent stall/mush during the takeoff/initial climb.
- [NTSB LAX03LA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA023.md): Cessna 172M · Mesquite, NV · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Nov 5, 2002 · N13265 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff. A contributing factor was the ditch.
- [NTSB MIA03FA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA03FA007.md): Cessna 172M · Coral Springs, FL · Accident · 2 fatal · Field investigation · Final report · Oct 27, 2002 · N9840V · 2 aircraft · Destroyed
  > The failure of the dual students and flight instructors on both N9840V and N6101F to see and avoid each other, which resulted in a midair collision.
- [NTSB ATL03LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA005.md): Cessna 172 · Opa Locka, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Oct 17, 2002 · N903WA · Substantial damage
  > The pilot' inadequate evaluation of weather information, and the selection of the wrong runway that resulted in an attempted takeoff with a tailwind and the subsequent loss of control during takeoff.
- [NTSB IAD02LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA095.md): Cessna 172M · Edinburg, VA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Sep 18, 2002 · N5033H · Substantial damage
  > A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.
- [NTSB ATL02LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA154.md): Cessna 172M · Enterprise, AL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 9, 2002 · N73461 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's delayed flare on landing that resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB IAD02LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02LA082.md): Cessna 172M · Mount Pocono, PA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 7, 2002 · N1727V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB ATL02LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA151.md): Cessna 172M · Dahlonega, GA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Aug 5, 2002 · N8954V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper recovery from a bounced landing and failure to maintain directional control resulting in the airplane going off the left side of the runway and colliding with a ditch.
- [NTSB DEN02LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA066.md): Cessna 172M · Hite, UT · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 29, 2002 · N725EC · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's improper in-flight planning resulting in fuel exhaustion. A factor relating to the accident was the unsuitable terrain encountered during the forced landing attempt.
- [NTSB DEN02LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA060.md): Cessna 172M · Telluride, CO · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 19, 2002 · N9089H · Substantial damage
  > the pilot not maintaining proper aircraft control resulting in a hard landing. Factors contributing to this accident were the high airspeed, the porpoise encountered during the landing, and the pilot's delayed remedial action resulting in the damage to the…
- [NTSB LAX02LA199](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA199.md): Cessna 172M · Saint Johns, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 2002 · N64307 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions resulting in a loss of directional control and collision with terrain. Related factors were the wind gusts, crosswind and soft terrain.
- [NTSB FTW02LA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA178.md): Cessna 172M · Kirbyville, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 15, 2002 · N21799 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point. A contributing factor was the loose gravel.
- [NTSB LAX02LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA182.md): Cessna 172M · Mountain Ranch, CA · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jun 4, 2002 · N61569 · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's inadequate preflight planning/preparation and his in-flight planning/decision resulting in fuel exhaustion and loss of engine power.
- [NTSB SEA02LA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA02LA093.md): Cessna 172M · Anacortes, WA · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 31, 2002 · N496HM · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's improper decision to continue his flight after failing to take on fuel at a planned en route refueling stop, which lead to a loss of power from fuel exhaustion while on final approach to his round-robin final destination. Factors include…
- [NTSB LAX02LA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA153.md): Cessna 172M · Green Valley, AZ · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · May 8, 2002 · N754LT · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to identify the wind direction, which led to an attempted downwind landing approach that resulted in a hard landing and severe bounce. Also causal was the pilot's failure to promptly retract the flaps during the rejected landing after…
- [NTSB LAX02LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA135.md): Cessna 172M · Avalon, CA · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 24, 2002 · N61737 · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's inadequate bounced landing recovery technique, which resulted in an inadvertent porpoise.
- [NTSB LAX02LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA106.md): Cessna 172M · Tucson, AZ · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 10, 2002 · N4410R · Substantial damage
  > the pilot's misjudged landing flare and improper bounced landing recovery.
- [NTSB MIA02LA180](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA180.md): Cessna 172M · Kissimmee, FL · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Mar 7, 2002 · N1446V · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain the proper clearance while taxing the airplane which resulted in the left wing tip colliding with an object and damage to the airplane. A related factor was night conditions.
- [NTSB MIA02LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA064.md): Cessna 172 · Marion, SC · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 28, 2002 · N1915V · Substantial damage
  > The loss of engine power during takeoff/initial climb due to undetermined reasons, resulting in a landing on unsuitable terrain.
- [NTSB FTW02LA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA082.md): Cessna 172M · Mount Selman, TX · Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Feb 20, 2002 · N238NY · Substantial damage
  > the loss of engine power for an undetermined reason, which resulted in a forced landing. A factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
- [NTSB LAX02LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA070.md): Cessna 172M · Payson, AZ · Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 26, 2002 · N5264R · Substantial damage
  > Failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane. A contributing factor was the premature raising of the flaps.
- [NTSB FTW02LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA067.md): Cessna 172 · Iraan, TX · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 15, 2002 · N509R · Substantial damage
  > The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll. Contributing factors were the pilot's selection of a downwind runway for landing, the tail wind condition, and his lack of total experience in the type of aircraft.
- [NTSB ATL02LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA039.md): Cessna 172M · Sanford, NC · Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report · Jan 13, 2002 · N9334H · Substantial damage
  > The pilots failure to maintain directional control during landing roll that resulted in a collision with an airport sign. Factors were wet runway surface and wind gust.

## The whole list in SQL

Runs in DuckDB 1.2 or later on the release's Parquet files over HTTPS:

```sql
SELECT c."ntsbNumber", c."eventDate", c."eventType", c."eventCity", c."eventStateOrRegion", a.n_number, a."aircraftMake", a."aircraftModel", c."highestInjuryLevel", c."totalFatal", c."completionStatus", c.report_url
FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_case_detail.parquet' c LEFT JOIN 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' a ON a.case_mkey = c."mKey" AND a.position = 1
WHERE year(c."eventDate") = 2002
  AND c."mKey" IN (SELECT x.case_mkey FROM 'https://openairdocs.org/data/latest/ntsb_aircrafts.parquet' x WHERE x.aircraft_model_code IN ('2072418'))
ORDER BY c."eventDate" DESC, c."ntsbNumber" DESC
```

This list as a web page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb?model=2072418&year=2002

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