# NTSB NYC00LA236: Cessna 172K, N46549, Warwick, RI, August 20, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 20, 2000, 10:50 local (14:50 UTC) - Place: Warwick, RI - Location: 41.7223° N, 71.4277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RHODE ISLAND TF GREEN INTL (PVD), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7223&lon=-71.4277&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 19, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50071 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC00LA236 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50071/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA236 ## Probable cause The pilot's delayed recovery from a bounced landing. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown - recovery from bounced landing - delayed, pilot in command (cause) ## Analysis The pilot was returning to land after radio transmission problems, and ATC requested an 'expedited' final approach. The pilot complied with the instruction by increasing the airspeed to 115 mph. As the airplane neared the runway, the pilot progressively reduced airspeed to 65 mph, extended the flaps to 30 degrees, and compensated for a 'minor' crosswind. Over the runway, with the throttle at idle, the pilot flared the airplane and the main landing gear touched down on the runway. The pilot then encountered significant wind gusts and the airplane became airborne. The airplane touched down a second time on the nose wheel and 'spontaneously began a rapid pitch oscillation.' Through the use of ailerons and brakes, the pilot stopped the airplane on the runway and taxied to the ramp. While taxiing on the ramp, the nose wheel became uncontrollable and the brakes seized. Examination of the airplane after the accident revealed two flat tires, two bent propeller blades, a damaged nose gear assembly, and a bent firewall. ## Factual narrative On August 20, 2000, about 1050 Eastern Daylight Time, a Cessna 172K, N46549, was substantially damaged while landing at the Theodore Francis Green State Airport (PVD), Warwick, Rhode Island. The student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the solo instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot, he was returning to land on Runway 34 at PVD after radio transmission problems. The air traffic control tower requested an "expedited" final approach, and the pilot complied with the instruction by increasing the airspeed to 115 mph. As the airplane neared the runway, the pilot progressively reduced airspeed to 65 mph, extended the flaps to 30 degrees, and compensated for a "minor" crosswind. Over the runway, with the throttle at idle, the pilot flared the airplane to land and the main landing gear touched down on the runway. The pilot then suddenly encountered significant wind gusts and the airplane became airborne. The airplane touched down a second time on the nose wheel and "spontaneously began a rapid pitch oscillation." Through the use of ailerons and brakes, the pilot stopped the airplane on the runway and taxied to the ramp. While taxiing on the ramp, the nose wheel became uncontrollable and the brakes seized. The pilot additionally stated that several squawks had been written for the airplane that referred to a nose wheel shimmy. After maintenance on August 12, the pilot had flown the airplane three times, noting "performance improvement immediately." Examination of the airplane by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector revealed two flat tires, two bent propeller blades, a damaged nose gear assembly, and a bent firewall. The inspector also did not find any pre-impact failures of the nose gear assembly. The pilot reported a total flight experience of 63 hours, with 9 hours in make and model. The reported PVD winds at 1051 were from 310 degrees at 12 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N46549](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46549), registered now, S/N 17257344, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172K - Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17257344 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Horizon Aviation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: PVD - Destination: BID, BLOCK ISLAND, RI - Airport: PVD, T.F. Green State Airport, runway 34, 6,081 × 150 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 63 total, 6 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 310° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: PVD ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20000820013969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000820013969A), Aug 20, 2000: Cessna 172K, Providence, RI, No damage. (-23) While practicing touch and go's on rwy 34 at pvd, the pilot landed hard and damaged prop, nose gear and ac firewall. From the NTSB's public API. 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