# Incident 19940204000899I: Cessna 172N, Miami, FL, February 4, 1994

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 4, 1994, 09:20 local time
- Place: Miami, FL
- Airport: Opa Locka Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MN4R
- Location: 25.9108° N, 80.2706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.9108&lon=-80.2706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9003E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9003E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA94GA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94GA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940204000899I

## Narrative

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

FLAPS MALFUNCTION ON TRAINING FLIGHT. RETURNED TO AIRPORT. INBOARD FLAP TRACK HAD JAMMED.

## 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 MIA94GA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA94GA099), Feb 4, 1994: Cessna 172N (N9003E), Opa-Locka, FL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION AND LUBRICATION OF THE FLAP ROLLERS WHICH RESULTED IN THE LEFT FLAP INBOARD ROLLER BECOMING JAMMED IN THE TRACK DURING FLAP RETRACTION.

## Other reports on N9003E (2)

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

- [Incident 20030515009789I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030515009789I), May 15, 2003: Cessna 172N (N9003E), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-23) N9003E was at the hold area at the approach end of runway 9L in the #1 position preparing for takeoff when the opa-Locka tower ground controller…
- [Incident 19900120031589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900120031589I), Jan 20, 1990: Cessna 172 (N9003E), Marathon, FL, Minor damage. Pilot flared high. Bounced off the nose gear causing minor damage to the fire wall.

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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