# Accident 20031021032399A: Cessna 172N, Melbourne, FL, October 21, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 21, 2003, 12:45 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.1028° N, 80.6453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.1028&lon=-80.6453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734JT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N734JT-2009-11-30) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 119 total, 107 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA009) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031021032399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 04 AT MLB THE PILOT BOUNCED OFF THE RUNWAY 4 TIMES, ON THE 4TH BOUNCE THE AIRCRAFT CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET ABOVE THE RUNWAY, AT THAT POINT THE PILOT ADDED FULL POWER AND RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO ZERO. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND WENT NOSE DOWN TO THE LEFT, ENDING UP OFF IN THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR WAS KNOCKED COMPLETELY OFF, THE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED, AND THE AIRCRAFT FRAME WAS BUCKLED AFT OF THE CARGO DOOR.

## 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 MIA04CA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA009), Oct 21, 2003: Cessna 172N (N734JT), Melbourne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: Inadvertent full retraction of the flaps, while recovering from a bounced landing, resulting in an inadvertent stall, uncontrolled descent, and subsequent impact with terrain.

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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