# Accident 20040219013669A: Cessna 172P, Clewiston, FL, February 19, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2004, 14:00 local time
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Airport: Airglades Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5931° N, 80.0850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5931&lon=-80.0850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N124ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N124ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC IO320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA028) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040219013669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INVESTIGATION REVEALS THAT THE SOLO STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OVER THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. THE ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE AT AIRGLADES HENDRY COUNTY AIRPORT (2IS). ON RUNWAY 13, THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED THUS CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE. THE PROPELLER ALSO STRUCK THE RUNWAY WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS LOST CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF TO THE RIGHT INTO THE GRASS AND FLIP OVER ON ITS BACK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC04LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04LA028), Feb 19, 2004: Cessna 172P (N124ER), Clewiston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's misjudged landing flare, which resulted in a hard landing, a collapse of the nose wheel landing gear, and the airplane nosing over when it encountered a ditch.

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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