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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · St Petersburg, FL · April 26, 1987

Date
April 26, 1987 · 15:08 local
Place
St Petersburg, FL
Airport
Albert Whitted Municipal
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N217JA
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA87LA148
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
122 total10 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

The aircraft porpoised on landing. The pilot attempted to retract flaps in the flare.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED ON LANDING. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO RETRACT FLAPS IN THE FLARE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.