# Accident 19980503008329A: Cessna 172P, Key West, FL, May 3, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1998, 14:00 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5509° N, 81.7797° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5509&lon=-81.7797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54743, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54743-2009-07-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 4 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL98LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980503008329A

## Narrative

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

LANDED LONG AND OVERRAN RUNWAY INTO ROUGH TERRAIN. (.4) ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS, HE LANDED LONG, AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 27 AT THE 2000 FOOT MARKER. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ACCUMULATED 3.7 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME IN A CESSNA 172. (-23) ON MAY 03, 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:44 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME A CESSNA 172, N54743, PILOTED BY STUDENT PILOT MR. ROBERT W. DOUVILLE, LANDED AT KEY WEST AIRPORT, KEY WEST, FL 33040 RUNWAY 09. DURING THIS THIRD TOUCH AND GO LANDING, HE LANDED LONG AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY VIA THE 2000 FEET RUNWAY MARKER ON THE LEFT SIDE, ENCOUNTERRING ROUGH TERRAIN AND MANGROVE PLANTS, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL98LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA072), May 3, 1998: Cessna 172P (N54743), Key West, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. The student pilot's lack of experience in the make and model of airplane was a related factor.

## Other reports on N54743 (1)

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

- [Incident 19821220067699I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821220067699I), Dec 20, 1982: Cessna 172A (N54743), Key West, FL. Over flew cuba into Key West on a VFR flight plan. Unaware IFR flight plan over cuba into adiz required.

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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