# Accident 19991221042399A: Cessna 172N, Melbourne, FL, December 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 21, 1999, 11:30 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0802° N, 80.5998° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0802&lon=-80.5998&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8182E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8182E) (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: 490 total, 39 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL00LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991221042399A

## Narrative

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

(-23)DURING TOUCH AND GO PRACTICE THE STUDENT FLARED THE A/C TOO HIGH AT WHICH POINT THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK THE CONTROLS AND ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE NOSE. THE A/C DID NOT RESPOND TO THE CONTROL INPUTS AND FELL 7 FEET TO THE RUNWAY. UPON IMPACT THE A/C TIRE WAS BLOWN AND THE FIRE WALL WAS BENT.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              (-4)THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR SAID THEY HAD COMPLETED FOUR TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS, AND THEY WERE ATTEMPTING A FIFTH LANDING WHEN THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE RUNWAY. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALSO REPORTED THAT NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE. THE SUBSEQUENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRFRAME DISCLOSED THAT THE ENGINE FIREWALL AND SURROUNDING STRUCTURE HAD SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE AIRPLANE EXAMINATION ALSO FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR COMPONENT FAILURE.

## 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 ATL00LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL00LA022), Dec 21, 1999: Cessna 172N (N8182E), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's improper touchdown flare that resulted in a hard landing.

## Other reports on N8182E (1)

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

- [Incident 19981002045599I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981002045599I), Oct 2, 1998: Cessna 172N (N8182E), Orlando, FL, Minor damage. (-5) Landed a/c runway 7, lost control, skidding left turn 150' right wing tip impacted ground for 25', prop hit runway.

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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