19970514014339A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Vero Beach, FL · May 14, 1997

Date: May 14, 1997 · 14:05 local
Place: Vero Beach, FL
Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9504H
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA97LA165
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 265 total57 in this make and model22 in the last 90 days

N9504HRegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17266184 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Rudder blocked landing. Ran off side runway. Ground looped. Oil can rolled under left pedal from back floor area. (-23) aircraft was operated contrary to FAR 91.409 in that no annual inspection had been completed within the last 12 calendar months. The aircraft ran off the runway and received substantial damage due to an oil can becoming lodged behind left rudder pedal.

As the FAA filed it

RUDDER BLOCKED LANDING. RAN OFF SIDE RUNWAY. GROUND LOOPED. OIL CAN ROLLED UNDER LEFT PEDAL FROM BACK FLOOR AREA. (-23) AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED CONTRARY TO FAR 91.409 IN THAT NO ANNUAL INSPECTION HAD BEEN COMPLETED WITHIN THE LAST 12 CALENDAR MONTHS. THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DUE TO AN OIL CAN BECOMING LODGED BEHIND LEFT RUDDER PEDAL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB MIA97LA165Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportVero Beach, FLfailure of the pilot to ensure all articles in the aircraft were secured before flight, and subsequently, an oil can becoming lodged under the rudder pedals and preventing her from controlling the aircraft during landing.May 14, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N9504H · 2

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

Accident 20090421007229ALanding · Corona, CA(-23) On landing,the aircraft touched down on the nose gear first, causing the nose gear strut to collapse and a wrinkle to appear on the engine bay firewall.Apr 21, 2009 · Substantial damage Accident 19790416019369ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Tomball, TXStudent pilot lost directional control landing acft in crosswind. Ran off side of runway. Overturned in a ditch.Apr 16, 1979 · Substantial damage