# Accident 19930520014599A: Cessna 172RG, Ft Lauderdale, FL, May 20, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 1993, 11:38 local time
- Place: Ft Lauderdale, FL
- Airport: Ft Lauderdale Executive
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1899° N, 80.1702° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1899&lon=-80.1702&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5338V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5338V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA93LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930520014599A

## Narrative

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

LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED ON L ANDING GEAR WOULD NOT LOCK DOWN. WAS IN TRAIL. GEAR PIVOT ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED.

## 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 MIA93LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA123), May 20, 1993: Cessna 172RG (N5338V), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR PIVOT ASSEMBLY, RESULTING IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT.

## Other reports on N5338V (6)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20250508007199I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250508007199I), May 8, 2025: Cessna 172RG (N5338V), Sugar Land, TX, Minor damage. During a training flight, the instructor pilot initiated approach for landing and attempted to extend the landing gear. The nose gear and left main gear…
- [Accident 20220403004919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220403004919A), Apr 3, 2022: Cessna 172RG (N5338V), Perland, TX, Substantial damage. While on final approach to landing the flight instructor was distracted by a nonstable approach and giving flight instruction that the prelanding checklist was…
- [Incident 20000707035209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000707035209I), Jul 7, 2000: Cessna 172RG (N5338V), Honolulu, HI, Minor damage. (-23)Instructor pilot ^priva^ was acting as pilot in command. Private pilot [privacy data omitted] was receiving flight instruction in preparation for an…
- [Incident 19910403019009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910403019009I), Apr 3, 1991: Cessna 172RG (N5338V), Ft Lauderdale, FL. Engine losing power. Forced landing on highway. Mixture control arm retaining nut loose. Cotter pin missing.
- [Incident 19881107065499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19881107065499I), Nov 7, 1988: Cessna 172RG (N5338V), Pompano Beach, FL, Minor damage. Student retracted gear on a takeoff roll. Instructor recovered and made a go around. Prop tips damaged.
- [Incident 19871211079689I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871211079689I), Dec 11, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N5338V), Pompano Beach, FL, Minor damage. Made a gear up landing while practicing touch and go landings. Student inadvertently raised the gear handle.

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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