# Accident 20040417005419A: Cessna 172S, Key West, FL, April 17, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2004, 11:38 local time
- Place: Key West, FL
- Airport: Key West International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 24.5561° N, 81.7594° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=24.5561&lon=-81.7594&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5280D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5280D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 107 total, 17 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA04CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040417005419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N5280D WAS CLEARED TO LAND RWY 9. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE FIRST 1200FT OF THE RUNWAY, BOUNCED AND COLLAPSED THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR IT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS CAUGHT IN CROSSWIND.

## 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 MIA04CA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA077), Apr 17, 2004: Cessna 172S (N5280D), Key West, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusty wind conditions which resulted in the airplane departing the runway and impacting a sign, incurring damage.

## Other reports on N5280D (2)

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

- [Accident 20200713008492A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200713008492A), Jul 13, 2020: Cessna 172S (N5280D), Fort Lauderdale, FL, Substantial damage. When: July 13, 2020 1546 zulu Where: Cessna 172S, registration N5280D with one person on board taxiing from the customs facility to taxiway c at Fort…
- [Incident 20110917020809I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110917020809I), Sep 17, 2011: Cessna 172S (N5280D), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. Pilot was demonstrating a forward slip to a landing. When he landed long, he decided he did not have sufficient runway remaining for a take off. Pilot elected…

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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