# Accident 19970405005219A: Cessna 172M, Tampa, FL, April 5, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1997, 10:30 local time
- Place: Tampa, FL
- Airport: Tampa International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9596° N, 82.4902° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9596&lon=-82.4902&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1385U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1385U-2016-09-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O360A4M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 72 total, 4 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA128) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970405005219A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD LANDING. (.4)WHILE INBOUND TO LAND, THE PILOT WAS ADVISED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 150 DEGREES AT 19 GUSTING 24 KNOTS. HE CONTINUED AND WAS CLEARED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 18L. THE PILOT ELECTED TO LAND WITH THE FLAPS FULLY EXTENDED. WHILE CROSSING OVER THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND. THE AIRPLANE THEN ROLLED TO THE RIGHT, BALLOONED, STALLED, AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY NOSE AND RIGHT WING LOW.                                           (-23) PILOT STATED HE MADE A HARD LANDING TOUCHING DOWN ON THE RIGHT WHEEL FIRST, ON RUNWAY 18L.  HE DIDN'T THINK IT WAS EXCEPTIONALLY HARD, SINCE HE HAD MADE HARDER LANDINGS IN THE PAST.  HE DID NOT KNOW THERE HAD BEEN DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE.

## 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 MIA97LA128](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA128), Apr 5, 1997: Cessna 172M (N1385U), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper compensation for wind conditions and failure to properly flare the airplane for landing. Factors relating to the accident were: the gusty/quartering wind conditions, and the…

## Other reports on N1385U (4)

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

- [Accident 20011120037269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011120037269A), Nov 20, 2001: Cessna 172M (N1385U), Crystal River, FL, Substantial damage. (.4) On November 20, 2001, about 1500 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172M, N1385U, registered to, and operated by Crystal aero group, as a title 14 CFR part…
- [Incident 19951019038509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951019038509I), Oct 19, 1995: Cessna 172P (N1385U), Gainsville, FL. Narrative: after take-off from runway 06, at gainesville, FL the aircraft departed to the west. About 8 miles west of gnv at 1500 feet MSL. The aircraft engine…
- [Accident 19941123041919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941123041919A), Nov 23, 1994: Cessna 172M (N1385U), Crystal River, FL, Substantial damage. During taxi failed to maintain vigilance. Right wing struck a parked truck.
- [Incident 19820826047099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820826047099I), Aug 26, 1982: Cessna 172M (N1385U), Aberdeen, MS. Ran out of fuel en route. Landed safely in a field. Misjudged fuel range.

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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