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FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Ft. Lauderdale, FL · March 3, 2001

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Date
March 3, 2001 · 13:24 local
Place
Ft. Lauderdale, FL
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N3802Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA01LA094
Reported as
Cessna 172L
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
N3802QRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 2017 · Cessna 172LS/N 17259902 · Built 1971Airframe modelCessna 172LEngine 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.

(.19)On March 3, 2001, about 1324 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172L, N3802Q, registered to a private individual, experienced a hard landing at the fort Lauderdale executive airport, fort Lauderdale, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed for the 14 CFR part 91 instructional flight. The airplane was substantially damaged and the certified flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot were not injured. The flight originated about 1145 from the fort Lauderdale executive airport. The student stated that after departure he performed airwork then returned for landing; the CFI was flying the airplane. The CFI stated that the flight entered the traffic pattern to land on runway 26, and while over the runway, "there all of a sudden was no more controllability of the plane by the yoke." He asked the student to pull on the yoke but again there was no response. The airplane touched down on all three landing gears then bounced, then after the second touchdown, the CFI applied rudder input and the airplane departed the runway onto grass. Preliminary examination of the airplane by FAA personnel revealed that the firewall was damaged. Addition ally, the vertical portion of the control yoke assembly was fractured. (-23)on March 3, 2001 about 1324 EST, a Cessna 172L, N3802Q, registered to a private individual, experienced a hard landing at the fort Lauderdale executive airport, fort Lauderdale, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was field for the CFR 14 part 91 instructional flight. The airplane was substantially damage and the certified flight instructor (CFI) and student pilot was not injured. The flight originated about 1145 from the fort Lauderdale executive airport. Preliminary examination of the aircraft revealed that the vertical portion of the control yoke assembly had fractured above the lower attach point.

As the FAA filed it

(.19)ON MARCH 3, 2001, ABOUT 1324 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172L, N3802Q, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT THE FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND STUDENT PILOT WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1145 FROM THE FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. THE STUDENT STATED THAT AFTER DEPARTURE HE PERFORMED AIRWORK THEN RETURNED FOR LANDING; THE CFI WAS FLYING THE AIRPLANE. THE CFI STATED THAT THE FLIGHT ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN TO LAND ON RUNWAY 26, AND WHILE OVER THE RUNWAY, "THERE ALL OF A SUDDEN WAS NO MORE CONTROLLABILITY OF THE PLANE BY THE YOKE." HE ASKED THE STUDENT TO PULL ON THE YOKE BUT AGAIN THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON ALL THREE LANDING GEARS THEN BOUNCED, THEN AFTER THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, THE CFI APPLIED RUDDER INPUT AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ONTO GRASS. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE BY FAA PERSONNEL REVEALED THAT THE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED. ADDITION ALLY, THE VERTICAL PORTION OF THE CONTROL YOKE ASSEMBLY WAS FRACTURED. (-23)ON MARCH 3, 2001 ABOUT 1324 EST, A CESSNA 172L, N3802Q, REGISTERED TO A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT THE FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FIELD FOR THE CFR 14 PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ABOUT 1145 FROM THE FORT LAUDERDALE EXECUTIVE AIRPORT. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED THAT THE VERTICAL PORTION OF THE CONTROL YOKE ASSEMBLY HAD FRACTURED ABOVE THE LOWER ATTACH POINT.

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 MIA01LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFort Lauderdale, FLThe total failure of the yoke weld assembly due to corrosion resulting in the inability of the flight crew to maintain elevator control of the airplane. Additionally, inadequate annual inspection of the airplane by other maintenance personnel for failure to…Mar 3, 2001 · Substantial damage