# Accident 19981001027449A: Cessna 172N, Venice, FL, October 1, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 1, 1998, 17:00 local time - Place: Venice, FL - Airport: Venice Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 27.0899° N, 82.4291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0899&lon=-82.4291&mi=10 - Aircraft: N733HK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733HK) (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 - Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD - People aboard: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 160 total, 20 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA001) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981001027449A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT GROUND LOOPED AFTER LANDING AND STRUCK A FENCE. (.19)ON OCTOBER 1, 1998, ABOUT 1700 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N733HK, REGISTERED TO HUFFMAN AVIATION, INC., DBA VENICE FLYING SERVICE, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT THE VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, VENICE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED ABOUT 15 MINUTES EARLIER FROM THE VENICE AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THE HE HAD PERFORMED THREE STOP-AND-GO LANDINGS AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN FOR A PLANNED FULL STOP LANDING, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED TWO OR THREE TIMES. DURING THIS TIME, THE THROTTLE WAS AT IDLE AND THE ELEVATOR CONTROL WAS FULL AFT. HE THEN ELECTED TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND WHILE ON THE GROUND AND APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT THE AIRPLENE WOULD NO BECOME AIRBRONE. HE THEN ABORTED THE GO-AROUND AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. POSTCRASH INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE ELEVATOR FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE BINDING DUE TO A BUCKLED FLOOR IN THE COCKPIT AREA. (.4) ON OCTOBER 1, 1998, ABOUT 1700 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N733HK, REGISTERED TO HUFFMAN AVIATION, INC., DBA VENICE FLYING SERVICE, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT THE VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, VENICE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT HAD ORIGINATED ABOUT 1550 FROM THE VENICE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD PERFORMED THREE STOP-AND-GO LANDINGS AND AFTER TOUCHDOWN FOR A PLANNED FULL STOP LANDING, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN AND BOUNCED TWO OR THREE TIMES. DURING THIS TIME, THE THROTTLE WAS AT IDLE AND THE ELEVATOR CONTROL WAS FULL AFT. HE THEN ELECTED TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND WHILE ON THE GROUND AND APPLIED FULL POWER, BUT THE AIRPLANE WOULD NOT BECOME AIRBORNE. HE THEN ABORTED THE GO-AROUND AND THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY NEAR THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO FLIGHT CONTROL OR ENGINE PREIMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION. POSTCRASH INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THAT THE ELEVATOR FLIGHT CONTROLS WERE BINDING DUE TO A BUCKLED FLOOR IN THE COCKPIT AREA. (-23) PILOT WITH A PASSENGER MADE HARD LANDING, CAUSING THE ACFT. TO PORPOISE. THE PILOT ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND. DUE TO HARD LANDING THE BELLY OR ACFT WAS COMPRESSED BINDING THE CONTROLS (ELEVATOR). ACFT RAN OFF RUNWAY HITTING A CHAIN LINK FENCE. ## 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 MIA99LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA001), Oct 1, 1998: Cessna 172N (N733HK), Venice, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper flare and improper recovery from a bounced landing. 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.