# Accident 19970514014339A: Cessna 172M, Vero Beach, FL, May 14, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 1997, 14:05 local time
- Place: Vero Beach, FL
- Airport: Vero Beach Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.6391° N, 80.3891° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.6391&lon=-80.3891&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9504H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9504H) (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 O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 265 total, 57 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA97LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970514014339A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 MIA97LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA165), May 14, 1997: Cessna 172 (N9504H), Vero Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure 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…

## Other reports on N9504H (2)

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

- [Accident 20090421007229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090421007229A), Apr 21, 2009: Cessna 172M (N9504H), Corona, CA, Substantial damage. (-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.
- [Accident 19790416019369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790416019369A), Apr 16, 1979: Cessna 172 (N9504H), Tomball, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control landing acft in crosswind. Ran off side of runway. Overturned in a ditch.

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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