# Accident 20010303007869A: Cessna 172L, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, March 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2001, 13:24 local time
- Place: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 26.1972° N, 80.1706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1972&lon=-80.1706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3802Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3802Q-2017-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA01LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010303007869A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 MIA01LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01LA094), Mar 3, 2001: Cessna 172L (N3802Q), Fort Lauderdale, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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